Abstract
Results of a study of the conditions for refining tantalum during production by the carbothermal method are presented. The behavior of a large number of impurities during the reduction is examined. Investigations showed that the carbothermal method of reducing tantalum with subsequent sintering is one of the most efficient means of producing high-purity tantalum, both in the form of compact metal, suitable for pressure treatment, and in the form of powder.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 400–405, November, 1964
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Kolchin, O.P., Berlin, I.K. Producing high-purity tantalum. At Energy 17, 1150–1154 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01116329
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01116329