Abstract: Finely-divided titanium diboride or zirconium diboride powders are formed by reacting gaseous boron trichloride with a material selected from the group consisting of titanium powder, zirconium powder, titanium dichloride powder, titanium trichloride powder, and gaseous titanium trichloride.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 26, 1983
Date of Patent:
March 5, 1985
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy