Masters Theses
Abstract
"Titanium is urgently needed in the armament industry especially as a substitute for 18-8 stainless steel. There would be an almost inexhaustible supply of ores of titanium if high-purity titanium metal could be produced economically in large quantities. The use of titanium would permit much of the scarce nickel and chromium to be made available for other important uses.
It has been found by H. C. Kawecki and E. J. Bielecki that high-purity Na2TiF6, K2TiF6, and (NH4)2TiF6 can be produced from iron-bearing titaniferous raw material, ilmenite ores, or a slag concentrate.
The study of the rate of evaporation and reduction of Na2TiF6 was undertaken as a part of a general investigation on treating the titanium compounds recovered from iron-bearing titaniferous raw materials.
The reduction of metal oxides in vacuum has been studied by Dr. Kroll and Dr. Schlechten. They have been able to reduce many metals from their oxides under reduced pressures using carbon as a reducing agent. The volatility and stability of metallic sulphides has been studied in vacuum by Dr. Hsiao and Dr. Schlechten. They have been able to classify a large number of sulfides according to their relative volatility and stability.
A similar method of approach was employed in this research as described in the previously mentioned references. The first step was to make the compound (Na2TiF6) in the laboratory, the next step was to study this compound by the Langmuir Method, and finally an attempt was made to decompose the Na2TiF6 with AlF3"--Introduction, pages 1-2.
Advisor(s)
Schlechten, A. W.
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1952
Pagination
vi, 35 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 34).
Rights
© 1952 Walter L. Gage, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Titanium -- MetallurgyTitanium alloys -- MetallurgyVacuum metallurgy
Thesis Number
T 1035
Print OCLC #
5916050
Electronic OCLC #
921854332
Recommended Citation
Gage, Walter L., "Dissociation and relative stability of sodium fluotitanate" (1952). Masters Theses. 2612.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/2612
Comments
Data collected for Missouri School of Mines course Metallurgical Engineering 490 was used in this thesis. The data report is available here.