High-purity chromium metal : supply issues for gas-turbine superalloys / Committee on High-Purity Electrolytic Chromium Metal, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
High-Purity Chromium Metal: Supply Issues for Gas-Turbine Superalloys -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- USE OF HIGH-PURITY CHROMIUM METAL IN SUPERALLOYS -- HIGH-PURITY CHROMIUM-METAL PRODUCTION -- DEMAND FOR HIGH-PURITY CHROMIUM METAL -- GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REPORT ORGANIZATION -- 1 The Marketplace for Chromium Metal -- NATURE OF THE MARKET -- Heterogeneous Nature of the Market -- Producers -- Consumers -- International Trade -- RECENT AND PENDING SUPPLY TRENDS -- Closures
Russia and ChinaRECENT AND PENDING DEMAND TRENDS -- Military Spending -- The Commercial Airline Industry -- Government Stockpiles -- PROSPECTS FOR SHORTAGES -- Nature of Shortages -- Surge in World Demand -- Contraction in Production and Capacity -- Interruptions in Trade -- 2 Specifications for High-Purity Chromium Metal -- AIRCRAFT ENGINE OPERATION -- AIRCRAFT ENGINE MATERIALS -- NEED FOR PURITY -- FUTURE DEMAND FOR HIGH-PURITY CHROMIUM METAL -- 3 Electrolytic Chromium-Metal Production -- TRIVALENT CHROME-ALUM BATH ELECTROLYTE METHOD
CHROMIC-ACID ELECTROLYTE METHODVACUUM-DEGASSING OF CHROMIUM METAL -- ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS -- 4 Alternative Technologies for Chromium-Metal Production -- PREPROCESSING OF CHROMITE ORE -- ALUMINUM REDUCTION METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHROMIUM METAL -- OTHER METHODS FOR PRODUCING CHROMIUM METAL -- DOUBLE-DEGASSED REFINING -- ACCEPTANCE OF ALUMINOTHERMIC CHROMIUM METAL -- POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES -- 5 Reliability of Suppliers of High-Purity Chromium Metal -- DEFINITION OF A RELIABLE SUPPLIER
RELIABILITY OF THE HIGH-PURITY CHROMIUM-METAL PRODUCERSElkem Metals Company -- Delachaux Metals Division -- Metallurg, Incorporated -- Russian High-Purity Chromium-Metal Producers -- 6 Potential Economic Scenarios for the U.S. Supply of Chromium Metal and the Role of the National ... -- FREE TRADE VERSUS NATIONAL SECURITY -- NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE -- POTENTIAL ECONOMIC SCENARIOS FOR THE U.S. SUPPLY -- Scenario 1: A Surge in Demand for High-Quality Chromium Metal -- Scenario 2: Loss of the Domestic Industry -- Scenario 3: Loss of Foreign Supply -- References
