Throughout the period of the Cold War, titanium was considered a strategic material by the U.S. government, and a large stockpile of titanium sponge was maintained by the Defense National Stockpile Center, which was finally depleted in the 2000s.
Prin perioada Războiului Rece, titanul a fost considerat un material strategic de către guvernul S.U.A., iar o mare înmagazinare de bureți de titan a fost întreținută de Defense National Stockpile Center, care a fost epuizată într-un final în 2005.