Titanium powders produced via the hydride–dehydride process are described with reference to the markets that they serve, on the basis of more than 20 years of operating experience at Reading Alloys. Raw material selection and downstream finishing play important roles in determining key characteristics of the finished powder. Resultant chemistry, morphology and particle size distributions are discussed.
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