Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7706906 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2018 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The as-milled (20Â h) and cast Mg90Al10 alloys were prepared by mechanical milling and vacuum induction melting, respectively. The differences in the phase composition, apparent morphology and microstructure of the alloys were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and high resolution transmission microscope (HRTEM). The activation performance, hydrogen absorption/desorption rate and pressure-composition-isotherm (P-C-T) curves of the pure Mg, as-milled (20Â h) and cast Mg90Al10 alloys were tested using a Sieverts apparatus. The results show that the alloys both are nanocrystalline structure and consisted of the main phase of Mg phase and the second phase of Al phase or Mg17Al12 phase. Compared to pure Mg, the thermodynamics and kinetics of the as-milled (20Â h) and cast Mg90Al10 alloys are improved in different degree. The hydrogen desorption enthalpy (ÎHde) of the as-milled (20Â h) and cast Mg90Al10 alloys are 75.43 and 72.76Â kJÂ molâ1 H2, which are smaller than 100.67Â kJÂ molâ1 H2 of pure Mg. And the dehydrogenation activation energy (Ede(a)) decreases from 172.61Â kJÂ molâ1 H2 of pure Mg to 163.59 and 157.65Â kJÂ molâ1 H2 of the as-milled (20Â h) and cast Mg90Al10 alloys, respectively. However, the activation performance and the hydrogen absorption capacity have the varying degree to drop.
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Authors
Yaqin Li, Yanghuan Zhang, Hongwei Shang, Yan Qi, Ping Li, Dongliang Zhao,