when should you pay $13.00* a pound for TITANIUM? The answer is when its cost/life ratio makes titanium less costly than other metals—as i t often does. Look a t it this way . . . More Metal Per Pound—Titanium weighs only 56% as m u c h as steel of the same strength. W h e r e 50 pounds of steel is needed—28 pounds of titanium will d o the job. It's Final Cost That Counts—Fabricating takes the lion's share of production costs on most jobs. Considering material and fabricating costs together usually whittles down the titanium price differential to 2 or 3 to 1. And, most important . . .
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Titanium Outlasts Most Metals —even those generally considered'corrosion-resistant,'by 10, 20, even 50 times or more. A d d e d together, these facts often make titanium the most inexpensive material you can use. And only titanium can provide its exceptional combination of light-weight, highstrength, and resistance to corrosion. Ask a REM-CRU engineer to give you complete details about what titanium can do for you. *The actual cost of titanium mill products varies with the grade, size and quantity ordered. The $13.00 figure is representative of today's prices for items used in commercial applications. Write Dept. CN-9 for the Rem-Cru Review—a free periodical presenting the latest data on titanium. World's
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