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Appendix G
RUTILE SPECIFICATIONS
The following material is an excerpt from the U.S. National Stockpile
Purchase Specification P-49-R6, January 30, 1981 (supersedes P-49-R5,
November 1, 1967~:
DESCRIPTION
This specification covers rutile (titanium dioxide) concentrate
satisfactory for use in the production of titanium metal, titanium
dioxide pigment, welding-rod coatings, and ferro-titanium.
CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Each lot of rutile purchased under this specification shall conform
to the following chemical and physical requirements:
A. Chemical Requirements:
Content
Pe Scent by Weight
(Dry Basis)
Ti tani ~ Di oxide (TiO2 ~Min . 9 5 .00
Ferry c Oxide (Fe2O3) Max. 1.00
Silica (SiO2) Max. 1.25
Phosphorus Pentoxide (P2O5 ~Max. 0.05
Sulphur ~ S) Max. 0.03
Zirconium Dioxide ~ ZrO2) Max. 1.00
Alumina (Ai2O3 ~Max. 0 . 7 5
Vanadium Pentoxide (V2O5) Max. 0.75
Chromium Oxide (Cr2o3 ~Max. 0.7 5
Magnesium Oxide plus
Calcium Oxide (MgO+CaO) Max. 0.25
Tin (Sn) Max. 0.10
Manganese (Mh) Max. 0.02
Niobium Pentoxide ~ Nb2Os) Max . O .60
(Radioactive Identification: Report for each lot the Percent by Weight
of naturally occuring thorium, uranium, or combination of the two.
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Phys ice l Requi remeet s:
All rutile shall pass a U. S. Standard Sieve No . 30 (A. S.T.M.
Designation E-ll ~ with not more than one percent passing a U. S
Standard Sieve No. 200.
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Note P-49-R6 also contains Section III on Packaging ~ Marking ~
Ident If ication' and Shipping; Section IV on Sampling ~ Inspection'
and Testing.
Representative terms from entire chapter:
plus calcium