Method for increasing tap density of molybdenum powder
US6022395A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22B34/34
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is provided for producing molybdenum metal powders having consistently high tap densities. The method involves doping an ammonium molybdate solution with a soluble potassium compound, forming an ammonium dimolybdate precipitate and reducing the precipitate to form a metal powder.
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