Production of fine tantalum powder by preform reduction process using Mg-Ag alloy reductant

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 443, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 71-80

  Yuan, Boyan ^a   Okabe, Toru H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnesium; Metal powder; Metallothermic reduction; Tantalum

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONIC DEVICES; METALLOTHERMIC REDUCTION; TANTALUM OXIDE POWDERS;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REDUCTION; STAINLESS STEEL; TANTALUM COMPOUNDS;

POWDERS;

EID: 34447272243     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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