The paper presents the results of experimental studies of the powder production by an electric explosion of titanium fibers in argon media. The main features of energy input in the fibers and its phase transformation were established. It was found that spherical titanium particles (with a diameter of 80-170 μm) were produced at energy consumptions varied from 1.15 to 1.25 J/mg. The characteristic times of the energy input were about 60-100 μs. Reached particle purity was 97.32-99.63 % and determined only by a purity of raw fibers. This method can be useful for the production of metallic powders with low oxygen concentration for addictive manufacturing or high temperature synthesis.
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