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Metal energy intensity & why titanium was cheap in the USSR

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Energy ranking
Titanium energy
Crust abundance
USSR cheap-titanium

The metals, ranked by energy

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Why titanium was cheap in the USSR

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Energy & cost comparison

MetalEnergy (kWh/kg)Crust abundanceReference cost

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