Twenty Years from Invention to Commercialization

Materials Widespread

Technology Invention Commercialization

Vulcanized Rubber 1839 Late 1850’s

Low-Cost Aluminum 1886 Early 1900’s

Teflon 1936 Early 1960’s

Titanium (Structural Uses) Mid 1940’s Early 1960’s

Velcro Early 1950’s Early 1970’s

Polycarbonate (Bullet Proof Glass) 1953 About 1970

Gallium Arsenide Mid 1960’s Mid 1980’s

Diamond-Like Thin Films Early 1990’s Early 1990’s

Amorphous Soft Magnetic Matls. Early 1990’s Early 1990’s

Ref: “Bringing New Materials To Market”, Tech. Review, Feb/Mar 1995, pp 43-49