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The History Of Titanium:
The time when steel materials, which are used most nowadays, were industrialized was 1780s, and copper alloy was industrialized in the early 1800s, aluminum in 1890s and stainless steel in 1910s, while Titanium was industrialized in 1950s, which has relatively short history. Titanium alloy has higher specific strength and better corrosion resistance than other ferrous alloy, so it was developed for military purpose and used in aerospace and marine field, After the cold war was terminated, it has been used for general and industrial purpose, so we can easily find out Titanium products in our life.
1790
William Gregor (Britain) discovered Titanium in a stream, and named it "Manaccin"
1795
Martin H. Klaproth (Germany) discovered Titanium from Rutile(TiO2), and named it "Titan"
1856
Muller (Germany) detected Titanium from Ti compounds (C, N)
1875
Kilirov (Russia) extracted Titanium in a metal form
1895
Hani Moasan (France) attempted to extract high-purity Titanium
1910
Hunter extracted Titanium (99%) and developed Hunter Process using Na
1925
A. E. Van Arkel and J. H. De. Boer extracted Titanium (100%)
1938
R. S Dean (U.S) began research on industrialization in Kroll method
1939
W. J. Kroll (U.S) established a industrial manufacturing process of Titanium (Kroll mine method)
1940
Kroll (U.S) applied for a patent for mass production of industrial Titanium (Kroll Process)
1948
Du pont (U.S) constructed Sponge Titanium manufacturing plants and produced 10 tons a year
1950
Titanium for rolling materials to be used in TMCA (Titanium Metals Company of America) was produced
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