Titanium alloy raw materials

Given the important role of titanium in national defense, aviation, high-tech and other fields, it has been highly valued by military powers such as the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Japan, and has been listed as a strategically significant structural metal for the 21st century. The development of titanium science and technology, including new alloys, new melting technologies, new T addition technologies, and application technologies, is undergoing rapid changes. The Chinese titanium industry has gone through nearly 40 years of ups and downs, and with the support of the state, has made great progress and established its own independent titanium industry system. Based on the production of 1751 tons of sponge titanium and 2206 tons of titanium processed materials in China in 2000, China's sponge titanium production reached 49632 in 2008, an increase of 27.3 times in 8 years; In 2008, China produced 27737 tons of titanium alloy, an increase of 11.6 times.
Due to the high cost of titanium alloy raw materials, 70% to 80% of titanium materials are used in the aviation and aerospace industry abroad. The demand for titanium alloys in China's aviation and aerospace fields is also particularly high. At present, the proportion of titanium alloy used in advanced aircraft under research in China is around 10% to 12%. The proportion of titanium used in military aircraft is even higher, around 20% to 30%, while the proportion of titanium used in military aircraft engines is over 30%. The amount of titanium used in new rockets and missiles is also increasing.