Experimental Evaluation of Peculiarities of Titanium and Gadolinium Oxides Interaction with Aluminum
Theoretical and experimental evaluation of the aluminothermic reduction processes of titanium and gadolinium from oxides allowed us to establish the sequence of compounds formation in the Al-TiO<sub>2</sub>-Gd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> system. It was noted that the reduction is a two-stage process, proceeds through the stage of titanium monoxide formation, followed by formation of intermetallides Al<sub>3</sub>Ti and GdAl<sub>2</sub>.