简介:ThearealdistributionofsomeelementsintherareearthbearingspheroidalphasesinpurealuminiumandAl-MnalloyswasstudiedbySIMS(secondaryionmassspectrometry).Theresultsshowthatcerium,iron.siliconandhydrogenaresignificantlysegregatedinthephases.Thustheexistenceofhydrogen-richrareearthbearingeompoundsisconfirmed.Itindicatesthattherareearthshaveahydrogenfixationeffectinaluminiumandaluminiumalloys.
简介:ToevaluatethepossibilityofusingGd-Si-Gealloysinmagneticrefrigerators,samplesofGd-Si-GealloysweremadeofdomesticGd.Themagnetocaloriceffectofsampleswasestimatedbymagneticentropychange(-ΔSm)calculatedfromM-HcurvesaccordingtoMaxwellrelation.ThefirstorderphasetransformationwasdestroyedduetotheimpuritiesinthecommercialGd,sothatnogiantmagnetocaloriceffectwasfound.ThesamplesmadeofpurifiedGdexhibitfirstorderphasetransformation,andthe-ΔSmisbasicallyconsistentwiththepublisheddataofAmeslaboratory,USA.ThisworkprovesthatGd-Si-GealloysmadeofdomesticGdcanbeutilizedinmagneticrefrigerators.
简介:MossbauerEffectofRapidlyQuenchedAl-Fe-V-Si-MmAlloysWangJianqiang(王建强),ChaoYuesheng(晁月盛),ZengMeiguang(曾梅光),ZhangBaojin(张宝金),Ch...
简介:Thephasesandmagnetocaloriceffectinthealloys(Gd1-xErx)5Si1.8Ge2.2withx=0,0.1,0.2and0.3wereinvestigatedbyX-raydiffractionanalysisandmagnetizationmeasurement.ThesamplesweresinglephasewiththemonoclinicGd5Si2Ge2-typestructure.WiththeincreaseofErcontent,theCurietemperature(Tc)decreasedobviouslyfrom253Kofthealloywithx=0to114Kwithx=0.3.Themaximummagneticentropychangedinthesamplesof(Gd1-xErx)5Si1.8Ge2.2withx=0.0,0.1,0.2and0.3were6.88,8.32,9.59and10.24J·kg-1·K-1respectivelyintheappliedfieldchangeof0~2.0T.
简介:DifferentphasesofMg-Li-SmalloyswerepreparedbygalvanostaticelectrolysisinLiCl-KCl-MgCl2-SmCl3meltsat670°C.TheelectrolysisprocessandphasecontrolofMg-Li-Smalloyswerestudied.Themicrostructuresofα,α+β,βphasesofMg-Li-SmalloyswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD)andopticalmicroscope(OM).Analysisofscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andEDSmappinganalysisshowedthatMgdistributedhomogeneouslyinMg-Li-Smalloys.EDSresultshowedthatthedistributionofSmwasmoreat...
简介:InordertoimprovethehydrogenationanddehydrogenationperformancesoftheMg2Ni-typealloys,MgwaspartiallysubstitutedbyLainthealloy,andmeltspinningtechnologywasusedforthepreparationoftheMg20-xLaxNi10(x=0,2,4,6)hydrogenstoragealloys.ThestructuresofthealloyswerestudiedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andhigh-resolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscopy(HRTEM).Itwasfoundthatnoamorphousphaseformedintheas-spunLa-freealloy,buttheas-spunalloyscontainingLaheldamajoramorphousphase.WhenLacontentx≤2,themajorphaseintheas-castalloyswasMg2Niphase,butwithfurtherincreaseofLacontent,themajorphaseoftheas-castalloyschangedintoLaNi5+LaMg3phase.Thermalstabilityoftheas-spunalloyswasstudiedbydifferentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC),showingthatspinningratewasanegligiblefactoronthecrystallizationtemperatureoftheamorphousphase.Thehydrogenabsorptionanddesorptionkineticsoftheas-castandas-spunalloysweremeasuredusinganautomaticallycontrolledSievertsapparatus,confirmingthatthehydrogenabsorptionanddesorptioncapacitiesandkineticsoftheas-castalloysclearlyincreasedwithrisingLacontent.ForLacontentx=2,theas-spunalloydisplayedoptimalhydrogendesorptionkineticsat200°C.
简介:ThestructureandhydridingperformanceofLa0.6Nd0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2Cux(x=0~0.4)alloyswereinvestigatedinordertodevelopsuitablematerialsformetalhydrideairconditioner.TheeffectofCuadditiononthecrystalstructure,equilibriumpressure,hydrogencapacityandhysteresisaswellashydrogenabsorption/desorptionkineticsweresystematicallystudiedbyusingthemeasurementofP-Cisotherms,X-raydiffractionandscanningelectronmicroscopy.AstheamountofCuincreases,theplateaupressureincreasesandhydrogenabsorption/desorptionkineticsisimproved,buttheeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacitydecreases.Itisshownthatvariationsinthebasalplaneparameteracanbeusedasanindicationfortheplateaupressurechanges.Withtheincreaseofparametera,theplateaupressuredecreases.ForLa0.6Nd0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2Cux(x=0~0.4)alloysthereisarelationshipbetweentheeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacitiesandtheratiosoftheirunitcellparameterscanda.Theeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacitydecreaseswithincreaseofa/c.
简介:La15Fe77B8hydrogenstoragealloyswerepreparedusingavacuuminduction-quenchingfurnace.TheresultsofX-raydiffraction(XRD)andscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)suggestedthatLa15–xSmxFe2Ni76Mn5B2(x=0,2,4,6)alloyshadmultiphasestructureincludingthemainLaNi5phase,La3Ni13B2phaseand(Fe,Ni)phase.WiththeincreasingsubstitutionofSmforLa,themainphasestructureofalloysdidnotchange,whiletheunitcellvolumesdecreased,thecyclestabilitywasimprovedandthemaximumdischargecapacitydecreased,butthelowtemperaturemaximumdischargecapacityofthesamesubstitutionalloywasgraduallyapproachingthemaximumdischargecapacityatroomtemperature,whichshowedthatLa15Fe77B8hydrogenstoragealloysofthepartialsubstitutionofSmforLahadbetterlow-temperaturedischargeability(LTD).Forthesamesubstitutionalloys,self-dischargecharacteristicsandcyclestabilityatlowtemperaturewerebetterthanthatatroomtemperature.Furthermore,thehigh-ratedischargeability(HRD)andtheexchangecurrentdensityI0firstincreasedandthendecreasedwiththeincreasingofSmcontent,whereasthehydrogendiffusioncoefficientDinalloybulkdecreasedgradually,whichindicatedthatappropriatesubstitutionofSmforLaimprovedtheelectrochemicalkineticspropertiesofthealloys.TheHRDwasmainlydominatedbythecharge-transferrateonthealloysurface.
简介:EffectsofNbandZrsubstitutionsonthecrystal]izationbehaviorsandmagneticpropertiesofmelt-spun(Nd,Pr)2Fe14B/α-Fealloyswerestudied.Theresultsshowthatfor(Nd0.4Pr0.6)8.5Fe85.5B6ribbons,themetastable(Nd,Pr)3Fe62B14precipitatesaftertheinitialcrystallizationofα-Feanddecomposesintothefinalmixtureof(Nd,Pr)2Fe14Bandα-Fe.For(Nd0.4Pr0.6)8.5Fe84.5Zr0.5Nb0.5B6ribbons,however,(Nd,Pr)2Fe14Bandα-Fephasesprecipitatesimultaneously.ThisindicatesthatbothNbandZrdopingcanavoidtheformationofmetastablephaseand!
简介:MeltspinningtechnologywasusedtopreparetheMg2Ni-type(Mg24Ni10Cu2)100–xNdx(x=0,5,10,15,20)alloysinordertoobtainananocrystallineandamorphousstructure.TheeffectsofNdcontentandspinningrateonthestructuresandelectrochemicalhydrogenstorageperformancesofthealloyswereinvestigated.ThestructurecharacterizationsofX-raydiffraction(XRD),transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM)andscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)linkedwithenergydispersivespectroscopy(EDS)revealedthattheas-spunNd-freealloydisplayedanentirenanocrystallinestructure,whereastheas-spunNd-addedalloysheldananocrystallineandamorphousstructureandthedegreeofamorphizationvisiblyincreasedwiththerisingofNdcontentandspinningrate,suggestingthattheadditionofNdfacilitatedtheglassformingoftheMg2Ni-typealloy.TheelectrochemicalmeasurementsindicatedthattheadditionofNdandmeltspinningimprovedtheelectrochemicalhydrogenstorageperformancesofthealloyssignificantly.Thedischargecapacitiesoftheas-castandspunalloysexhibitedmaximumvalueswhenNdcontentwasx=10,whichwere86.4,200.5,266.3,402.5and452.8mAh/gcorrespondingtothespinningrateof0(As-castwasdefinedasthespinningrateof0m/s),10,20,30and40m/s,respectively.Thecyclestability(S20,thecapacitymaintainrateat20thcycle)oftheas-castalloyalwaysrosewiththeincreasingofNdcontent,andthoseoftheas-spunalloysexhibitedthemaximumvaluesforNdcontentx=10,whichwere77.9%,83.4%89.2%and89.7%,correspondingtothespinningrateof10,20,30and40m/s,respectively.