Factors Affecting the Supply of Strategic Raw Materials with Particular Reference to the Aerospace Manufacturing Industry

Abstract

The study analyses the political and strategic factors affecting the supply of certain raw materials critical to the European NATO aerospace industry. For various reasons, including potential political instability, concentration of sources, small scale of production and technological-industrial problems, chromium, cobalt, hafnium, manganese, niobium, titanium, tungsten, and vanadium are all considered to a degree at risk.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004212

Entities

People

  • Erik Anderson

Organizations

  • Durham University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Alloys
  • Chemistry
  • Chromium
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Metallic Nanoparticles
  • Solid Solutions
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel Industry
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space