Electron-beam melt refining of ferroniobium
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    发明授权
    Electron-beam melt refining of ferroniobium 失效
    电子束熔炼精炼铌

    公开(公告)号:US06007597A

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-28

    申请号:US31608

    申请日:1998-02-27

    摘要: Niobium, Nb, is refined from FeNb by electron beam melt refining. The amount of the impurities in the FeNb which form suboxides with oxygen is optionally determined. Sufficient oxygen is added to form oxides with these impurities. The electron beam melt refining process is carried out at a sufficiently high temperature and under a sufficiently low vacuum so that the impurities are removed as oxides from the liquid Nb and the purified Nb is recovered. Preferably the oxygen is added as an oxygen-containing compound such as Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5. The recovered Nb can be subjected to additional electron beam melt refining cycles to obtain the desired purity.

    摘要翻译: 铌Nb通过电子束熔融精炼从FeNb中精制而成。 任选地测定与氧形成低氧化物的FeNb中杂质的量。 加入足够的氧以形成具有这些杂质的氧化物。 电子束熔融精炼工艺在足够高的温度和足够低的真空下进行,使得杂质作为氧化物从液体Nb中除去并且纯化的Nb被回收。 优选地,氧作为含氧化合物例如Nb 2 O 5加入。 回收的Nb可以进行额外的电子束熔炼精炼循环以获得所需的纯度。