___ Metallurgy

Chemetall´s metal products are most suitable for special alloying purposes. Adding Zirconium or ZrH2 to steel alloys will improve the high temperature stability of such alloys. By adding Barium metal to Pb-alloys the strength will be increased. Barium metal has deoxidizing and reducing properties as well, these properties are taken advantage of in the metal refining industry. Titanium metal powder is employed as a raw material for the production of Ti parts by metal injection molding. Titanium has an influence on magnetic hysteresis and our Titanium metal powders and TiH2 powders are therefore used for the production of AlNiCo magnets. Ti metal powder is also utilized as a deoxidizing agent in powder metallurgy, for reactive solders and brazes (e.g. joining glass or ceramics to metals).
Besides serving alloying purposes, Ti/Cu alloys are also useful for covering non-metals with a metalization coating.
At high temperatures, Calcium hydride reduces refractory oxides to the metals.