Extractive metallurgy and raw materials
Extractive metallurgy and recycling of titanium and its alloys

Bibliography

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• (3) - PAILLERE (P.), COHEN (J.)  - . – * – Proc. Ti'88. Lacombe et al....

• BLAZY (P.), JDID (E.A.) - Flottation. Mécanismes et réactifs. - [J 3 350]...

2. Standardization

French standards

There are two French standards:

• the AIR standard published by the Ministry of Defence; it is divided into the AIR 9182 standard for "unalloyed titanium sheet" and the AIR 9183 standard for "titanium alloy bars, billets, forgings and castings";

• another published by the Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR).

European standards

The basic...

3. Organizations

CEZUS

Titanium Development Association (TDA)

This association markets a 3.5-inch diskette on titanium and its alloys for the 1992 price of US$5.

TIMET Savoie

4. Economic data environment

In France, although AREVA NP has a small titanium sponge production capacity, it is not used due to overcapacity and very low prices (order of magnitude €15/kg). Only AREVA NP remelts ingots and transforms them into bars, slabs and wires, while Creusot Loire Industries produces plates and sheets.

Five companies produce finished forged parts (SAFRAN, IMPHY Issoire and Pamiers, Aubert & Duval and Forges de...

5. Marketing

Type and form of products sold

Two-thirds of the market consists of forged or rolled bars, with diameters ranging from a few millimeters (4 to 6) to 350 mm. The remainder is in the form of plates ranging from a few centimetres (heavy plates) to a few millimetres (thin plates for chemical or superplastic applications) in widths of between 600 and 2,000 mm. CEI also offers profiles.

Delivery times-quantities

The...