Titanium Alloys Market Overview

This lecture covers the increasing demand for titanium and its alloys, the dominance of China in the market, the main processes for titanium production, the drawbacks and advantages of the Kroll and Electrochemical processes, and the development of new Ti melting processes. It also discusses the Ellingham diagram for metallothermic reactions and the reduction of Ti-oxide, as well as the direct reduction process for iron making.