Table 1 Experimental conditions of deoxidation of Ti melt, and analytical results of oxygen and nitrogen in Ti metal obtained after deoxidation

From: Direct production of low-oxygen-concentration titanium from molten titanium

Exp.#

Materials charged into induction melting, wi / g

Analytical results of Ti samples after deoxidation

Ti

Y

La

Ce

YF3

LaF3

CeF3

CaF2

TiO2

Oxygen concentration, CO (mass ppm)

Nitrogen concentration, CN (mass ppm)

1

350

12

-

-

110

-

-

-

-

170, 220, 110, 120, 140, 230, 110, 120, 190, 120

140, 140, 130, 120, 130, 150, 140, 120, 140, 150

2

350

1.6

-

-

110

-

-

-

-

600, 580, 620, 580, 600

100, 100, 100, 70, 110

3

350

65

-

-

110

-

-

-

-

870, 1300, 920, 1100

300, 300, 340, 310

4

350

65

-

-

110

-

-

-

-

680, 590, 760, 1100

180, 200, 210, 220

5

350

65

-

-

110

-

-

-

-

750, 920, 850, 730, 730

180, 180, 190, 180, 170

6

350

65

-

-

110

-

-

-

9.0

930, 850, 940, 700, 820, 820, 870, 790, 820

210, 220, 220, 180, 210, 180, 210, 210, 210

7

350

65

-

-

110

-

-

-

9.0

1400, 980, 1100, 1100, 1000, 1200

130, 160, 160, 140, 140, 170

8

350

65

-

-

110

-

-

-

9.0

1100, 860, 860, 780

240, 220, 230, 230

9

350

-

19

-

-

140

-

-

-

730, 750, 740, 740, 710

80, 90, 80, 90, 90

10

350

-

100

-

-

150

-

-

9.0

510, 500, 500, 980, 510

60, 50, 50, 90, 60

11

350

-

-

100

-

-

150

-

9.0

550, 570, 570, 570

150, 150, 130, 140

12

350

65

-

-

-

-

-

57

-

930, 870, 1400, 1300

150, 140, 160, 150

13

350

65

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1400, 1400, 1200, 1900, 1100

170, 170, 150, 160, 130

  1. Initial charged Ti samples: ~1000 mass ppm O, ~30 mass ppm N.
  2. Melting conditions: Power input ~100 kW in Ar atmosphere (500 Torr) for 10–20 min.