InvestigationhasbeencarriedouttofindtheeffectsofNdsubstitutionandCuadditiononthehydrogenstoragepropertiesofAB5-typealloywithamulticomponentLa0.6M0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2(M=Y,Nd)system.La0.6Y0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2,whichwasusedinanair-conditioningsystem,showedpoorhysteresisandslopingcharacteristics,whichledtoadecreaseconcerningthecoefficientofperformanceofthesystem.BythesubstitutionofNdforY,thehydrogenstoragecapacityincreased,andtheplateaupressuredecreasedalittle,butthehydrogenabsorptionkineticsdecreaseddramatically.CuadditioncaneffectivelyimprovethekineticsofhydrideformationwithoutchangingthehydrogenstoragecapacityofLa0.6Nd0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2.IthasbeenfoundthatLa0.6Nd0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2Cu0.1alloyshowedgoodhydrogenstoragecharacteristicsformetalhydrideair-conditioningsystem.Theresultsshowedthat,foreachcomponentofLa0.6Mo.4Ni4.8Mn0.2,theeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacityincreasedwithdecreaseoftheunitcellparameterc/aandthehydrogenabsorptionplateaupressureincreasedwithdecreaseoftheparametera.
