industrial base, price trends, and technology initiatives /
First Statement of Responsibility
Somi Seong, Obaid Younossi, Benjamin W. Goldsmith ; with Thomas Lang, Michael Neumann.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Santa Monica, Calif. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
RAND Project Air Force,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxvi, 128 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
RAND corporation monograph series
GENERAL NOTES
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"MG-789-AF"--Page 4 of cover.
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"Prepared for the United States Air Force."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Titanium processing -- The titanium industrial base and other market characteristics -- Supply-side drivers of titanium price fluctuations -- Demand-side drivers of titanium price fluctuations -- Market prospects and emerging technologies -- Conclusions and policy implications.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Between 2003 and 2006, the price of titanium more than doubled. The authors attempt to answer four primary questions: What triggered this price surge? What are titanium's future market prospects and emerging technologies? What are the implications for the production cost of future military airframes? How might the Department of Defense mitigate the economic risks involved in the titanium market?