METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF Ti GRANULE OR Ti ALLOY GRANULE, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF METAL Ti OR Ti ALLOY, AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS

摘要

Disclosed is a method for producing a Ti granule or a Ti alloy granule, which comprises the step of contacting Ti particles or Ti alloy particles produced by the reduction in a molten salt with one another to produce the Ti granule or Ti alloy granule. The method may further comprise the step of condensing the Ti granule or the Ti alloy granule in the molten salt that contains the Ti granule or the Ti alloy granule produced by the method. The method for producing a Ti granule or a Ti alloy granule in a molten salt may be applied to a step for separating the produced Ti granule or the Ti alloy granule from the molten salt in the process forthe production of metal Ti or a Ti alloy by Ca reduction. In this case, the productivity rate can be improved and it becomes possible to produce metal Ti or a Ti alloy at low cost.