Engineering the Mg-Mg2Ni eutectic transformation to produce improved hydrogen storage alloys

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 7686-7691

  Nogita, K ^a   Ockert, S ^b   Pierce, J ^b   Greaves, M C ^b   Gourlay, C M ^c   Dahle, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Hydrexia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Casting; Eutectic modification; Mg Ni alloys; Microstructure; SEM; TEM; Twinning

Indexed keywords

EUTECTIC MODIFICATION; EUTECTIC TRANSFORMATION; HYDROGEN ABSORPTION; HYDROGEN-ABSORPTION KINETICS; INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS; LOW COSTS; MG-NI ALLOYS; NI ALLOYS; PROCESSING ROUTE; SEM; TEM; THEORETICAL VALUES; TRACE ADDITION;

ABSORPTION; CALCIUM; CERIUM ALLOYS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DESORPTION; EUROPIUM; EUTECTICS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL; SODIUM; SOLIDIFICATION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOYS;

EID: 69349089086     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.07.036     Document Type: Article

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