DEOSSIDAZIONE DI TITANIO E METALLI SIMILI USANDO UN DEOSSIDANTE IN UN VEICOLO METALLICO FUSO.

摘要

Process for deoxidizing refractory metals such as titanium which contain less than about one percent oxygen. The process described includes heating a liquid metal deoxidant contained in a liquid metal carrier to treat the oxidized metal. After removing the carrier and cooling, the metal is leached to result in a treated metal with lower residual oxygen. In a preferred embodiment, titanium alloy powders are deoxidized with calcium in a sodium carrier.