ATI was the first industrialized manufacturer of zirconium. In the late 1950s, ATI zirconium products were used for the nation's first full-scale commercial nuclear power plant, built in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, USA. Not only is ATI a pioneer in zirconium, today it is also a leader in zirconium metallurgy. more...
Zirconium is a silvery grey, shiny heavy metal. In its pure form, zirconium is easy to process, corrosion resistant at high temperatures and has an extremely low neutron capture cross section and good stability against structural damage through neutron radiation and against cavitation by coolant flows. Zircon more...