Patent ID: 8821612

Claim:
A stepwise method of producing titanium-aluminium compounds or alloys, comprising a first step of: reducing an amount of titanium chloride (TiCl 4 ) with an amount of aluminium at a temperature below 160° C. to trigger reactions to form titanium subchloride(s) and aluminium chloride (AlCl 3 ) products in a first reaction zone, wherein before the reduction reactions commence, the aluminum is mixed with an amount of aluminum chloride (AlCl 3 ) which acts as a catalyst for the reaction between titanium chloride and aluminum; and then a second step of: mixing said products, with the addition of more aluminium if required, and heating the mixture in a second reaction zone to a temperature above 900° C. to form AlCl 3 in a gas phase, and to produce a reaction end product of the titanium-aluminium compounds or alloys.