9473. Titanium Hydride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 7704-98-5
H2Ti; mol wt 49.88.
H 4.04%, Ti 95.96%.
TiH2.

Description and references

Prepd by the reduction of titanium oxide with calcium hydride in the presence of hydrogen above 600°: Alexander, US 2427338 (1947).

Properties

Gray-black metallic powder. Flammable. Stable in air. Dissociation appreciable at 450°.

Use

Additive in powder metallurgy; getter for oxygen and nitrogen in electronic tubes; wetting agent for ceramic to metal seals; source of pure hydrogen.