A new electrolytic method for the deposition of adherent coatings of titanium on steel cathodes is described. The procedure involves the use of fused alkali-halide baths composed of eutectic mixtures of lithium, potassium or sodium iodides, bromides, chlorides, and fluorides, with a high-frequency heated cathode and a soluble titanium anode. The bath composed of KI-KF performed best and deposited a very smooth and uniform titanium coating. Conversely, the bath composed of KI-NaI and TiL (2 to 5%) yielded dendritic Ti and is therefore considered more suitable for an electrorefining process. Equipment and operating conditions are described and the microstructure of the coating produced is reported. A series of decomposition voltage curves is included and discussed, and the mechanism of the electrolytic reactions is studied in detail.A complete literature survey of the electrodeposition of titanium from molten salts has been published recently by Steinberg (1). Ti diffusion coatings were obtained by Straumanis, et al. (2, 3) from fused baths containing dispersed Ti crystals or Ti salts. Much remains to be investigated, however, on the deposition of uniform and strongly adherent coatings of Ti.The present work deals with an electroplating method involving the use of an induction-heated cathode and a soluble Ti anode in fused salt baths. The induction-heated cathode acts at the same time as a heating element to maintain the bath in a molten state. In this manner, the cathode is at a temperature appreciably higher than the surroundings. In fact, the anodic zone, far removed from the cathode area, may be kept much colder. This provides, therefore, means to control the rate of solution of the anode as well as volatilization losses and secondary reactions. The skin effect due to induction current creates a maximum temperature zone on the very surface of the cathode, speeding up degassing and facilitating diffusion of the deposited Ti. Furthermore, the electrolysis may be carried out in a Pyrex or transparent quartz cell which makes it convenient to see directly the phenomena taking place.