Is titanium expensive?

The price of titanium is about 200-500 yuan per kilogram, while the price of military titanium alloy is between 500-1,000 yuan. What makes titanium so expensive?
First, let's understand the basic characteristics of titanium.
Titanium, chemical symbol Ti, atomic number 22, is recognized as a non-toxic element in the world.
This silvery-white transition metal, named after the Titan from Greek mythology, has many excellent properties, including low density, high strength, corrosion resistance, excellent high and low temperature properties, non-magnetism, and good biocompatibility.
The reasons why titanium is expensive are:

1. The mining and utilization of titanium resources is very difficult. Titanium is mainly derived from ilmenite, rutile and perovskite. It is a silver-white metal. Due to the active nature of titanium and the high requirements on the smelting process, people have been unable to produce a large amount of titanium for a long time, so it is also Classified as a "rare" metal. my country's ilmenite placers are scattered and the concentration of titanium resources is low. After years of mining and use, high-quality and large-scale resources have been mined. However, because most of the development is based on private mining, it is difficult to achieve large-scale development and utilization.
2. The demand for titanium materials is very strong. As a new type of metal material, titanium has been widely used in aerospace, construction, marine, nuclear energy and electric power fields. With the continuous improvement of my country's comprehensive national strength, the consumption of titanium materials has also shown a rapid growth trend.
3. Insufficient production capacity of titanium materials. At present, there are only a few industrialized countries in the world that can produce titanium materials.
4. Titanium materials are difficult to process. Titanium is an active metal, but its thermal conductivity is poor, making it difficult to weld with other materials.
To sum up, there are many factors that affect the price of titanium, including cultural value, demand, production difficulty, etc. However, with the continuous development of technology, the difficulty of production may gradually decrease in the future.