Process for preparing fine grain titanium carbide powder

Patent · Mon Mar 11 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5587252

Janney, M A

A method for preparing finely divided titanium carbide powder in which an organotitanate is reacted with a carbon precursor polymer to provide an admixture of the titanium and the polymer at a molecular level due to a crosslinking reaction between the organotitanate and the polymer. The resulting gel is dried, pyrolyzed to drive off volatile components and provide carbon. The resulting solids are then heated at an elevated temperature to convert the titanium and carbon to high-purity titanium carbide powder in a submicron size range.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): None
• Application Number: ON: DE86013788
• OSTI ID: 5587252
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360201* -- Ceramics
Cermets
& Refractories-- Preparation & Fabrication
CARBIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
DECOMPOSITION
DISPERSIONS
GELS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLYMERS
POWDERS
PYROLYSIS
SYNTHESIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TITANATES
TITANIUM CARBIDES
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS