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Copper Deposition from Its Sulfate Solution onto Titanium Powder with the Simultaneous Mechanical Activation of the Mixture

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To fabricate Cu–Ti composite particles, the method of copper deposition from its sulfate solution on titanium powder particles with the simultaneous mechanical activation (MA) of the mixture in an AGO‑2 planetary ball mill for 5 min is used. The CuSO4 ⋅ 5H2O concentration in solutions is 10 and 16%, which provides molar ratio Cu/Ti = 0.85 and 1.36, respectively, with the complete reduction of copper. The rapid reduction of copper in the form of highly dispersed partially amorphized powder occurs during MA, and composite particles with a thin laminate structure and high reaction ability are formed. Prepared composites are rinsed and stored in argon because reduced copper possesses high activity and rapidly oxidizes in air to oxide Cu2O. After drying, the additional MA of the mixture is performed for 5 min. Pellets 3 mm in diameter and up to 1.5 mm in height are compacted from prepared powders and heated in argon to 700–1200°C. An intense reaction with heat liberation (heat explosion) and the formation of TiCu, Ti2Cu3, and Ti2Cu intermetallic compounds starts upon sample heating. The critical inflammation temperature for composite powders formed by MA with simultaneous copper deposition from the solution is 480°C, which is 400°C below the inflammation temperature of the usual powder mixture of titanium and copper. The alloy has a dendritic structure at a heating temperature close to the melting point, while, if it is exceeded by more than 100°C, the phase distribution in the alloys becomes more uniform and their size decreases.

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These investigations were performed using equipment from the Distributed Joint Use Center at the Institute of Structural Macrokinetics, Russian Academy of Sciences.

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This study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 18-03-00438

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    S. G. Vadchenko, E. V. Suvorova, N. I. Mukhina & I. D. Kovalev

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Vadchenko, S.G., Suvorova, E.V., Mukhina, N.I. et al. Copper Deposition from Its Sulfate Solution onto Titanium Powder with the Simultaneous Mechanical Activation of the Mixture. Russ. J. Non-ferrous Metals 61, 534–539 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1067821220050144

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