Preparation of zirconium and hafnium metals by bomb reduction of their fluorides
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1956-01-20
Authors
Carlson, O.
Schmidt, F.
Wilhelm, H.
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A bomb process for preparing zirconium and hafnium metals with calcium by the reduction of their tetrafluorides is described. A detailed method of preparing the high purity tetrafluorides is presented and the purity and physical properties of the metals obtained are discussed.
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ISC-688
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