Low Cost Titanium Refinement and Processing

The Armstrong Process produces titanium by the reduction of titanium tetrachloride through reaction with sodium. The process allows continuous production by injecting gaseous titanium tetrachloride into a flowing stream of liquid sodium. The process can produce metals and alloys of any composition provided that the constituents have volatile compounds. Because of the nature of the reaction the Armstrong Process inherently produces powder where every powder grain is a homogenous sample of the desired alloy. Currently, ITP has identified (Al, B, Bi, C, Ga, Ge, Mo, Nb, P, S, Si, Sn, Ta, V with volatile compounds boiling at less than 270C and Be, Fe, Hf, In, Zr above 270C but below 490C) potential alloying elements that are suited for the Armstrong Process.