HIGH-TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS OF POWDER TITANIUM ALLOYS

A method is developed for cladding powders of titanium and alloys VT-5 and 2M2A with aluminum. It consists of the following: in a molten mix ture of the relative metal chlorides a set of chemical processes takes place simultaneously involving deoxidation of the titanium powder sur face, diffusion coating with aluminum, transformation of the alloy com ponents into chemically active form, transport of components, and coat ing titanium and its alloys with aluminum in order to provide controll ed synthesis of the relative compounds. The alloy powders may be used to produce articles for various applications.