Production of Titanium Hydride Powder from Titanium Tetrachloride Using Magnesium Metal in Hydrogen Gas Atmosphere

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The development of titanium (Ti) powder production process is important because Ti powder metallurgy (PM) is a promising method that can result in large cost savings by reducing material loss and the number of steps in the conventional manufacturing process of Ti metal and its alloys. This study investigated the process of producing Ti hydride powder directly from titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) using magnesium (Mg) metal and hydrogen gas (H2). The experiments were conducted at 1073-1173 K when the TiCl4 feeding rate was in the range of 19.16- 57.42 g center dot min11 with the use of cooling gas as Ar or H2 gas. A mixture of Ti and Ti hydride (TiH1.5) was obtained in an iron (Fe) crucible by the dehydrogenation of Ti hydride as the TiCl4 reduction proceeded. The concentration of oxygen (O) decreased with a decrease in the specific surface area and/or an increase in the proportion of TiH1.5 in the powder. As a result, the concentration of O of the mixture of Ti and TiH1.5 decreased to 0.116 mass% under a certain condition.

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