Patent ID: 8871303

Claim:
A method for producing titanium metal, including steps of: (a) forming a mixed gas by supplying titanium tetrachloride and magnesium into a mixing space, the mixing space being held at an absolute pressure of 50 to 500 kPa and at a temperature of not lower than 1700° C.; (b) introducing the mixed gas into a deposition space held at an absolute pressure of 50 to 500 kPa, a substrate for deposition being located in the deposition space, at least a part of the substrate being held at a temperature of 715 to 1500° C.; (c) depositing and growing titanium metal on the substrate; and (d) discharging the mixed gas after the step (c); wherein the mixing space and the deposition space are communicated with each other via an orifice, and the mixed gas flows from the mixing space into the deposition space through the orifice.