The invention discloses a method for preparing low-
oxygen tantalum powder through
magnesium reduction. Aiming at the defects of more impurities, non-uniform particles, complex process and the like in the existing
tantalum powder preparation technology, the method comprises the following steps: firstly, pretreating
tantalum oxide powder and
anhydrous calcium chloride, so that
tantalum oxide is uniformly coated with
calcium chloride; and mixing the pretreated raw materials with
magnesium chips, introducing high-purity
argon into a closed container for multiple times of replacement, carrying out heating and heat preservation to generate a reaction, separating a product, and then carrying out
water washing, acid
pickling and
drying treatment to obtain the tantalum powder. According to the method,
magnesium and
tantalum oxide are fully reacted by virtue of heat absorption and fluxing effects of
calcium chloride, so that composite substances such as
tantalate are prevented from being generated, and
impurity introduction is reduced. The
oxygen content of the prepared low-
oxygen tantalum powder is smaller than 3000 ppm, the
apparent density is 1.3-1.5 g / cm < 3 >, powder particles are in a coralline shape and are uniform in size, operation is easy and convenient, the requirement for equipment is low, and the low-oxygen tantalum powder has good application prospects in the field of
electronic component manufacturing.