Materials · 1937

Kroll process (titanium)

Magnesium reduction makes titanium metal in usable amounts.

William Kroll produced titanium by magnesium reduction in Luxembourg in 1937. He presented the process in 1940. Titanium became a key metal for jet engines, airframes and implants.

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Electric arc furnace 1900