Investigation on microstructure and hydrogen generation performance of Al-rich alloys

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 12011-12019

  Wang, W ^a   Chen, D M ^a   Yang, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Al alloys; Al corrosion; Hydrogen generation; Liquid eutectic

Indexed keywords

AL ALLOYS; AL CORROSION; ARC-MELTING; ARGON ATMOSPHERES; COOLING RATES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; GENERATION RATE; GRAIN BOUNDARY PHASE; GRAIN SIZE; HIGH PURITY; HYDROGEN GENERATION; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; ISOTHERMAL KINETICS; KINETIC DATA; LIQUID EUTECTIC; REACTION ORDERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; UNIFORM GRAIN SIZE; VACUUM CHAMBERS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALUMINUM; ARGON; CERIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EUTECTICS; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIQUIDS; METAL CASTINGS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TIN; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 77957721982     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.08.089     Document Type: Article

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