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the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title Hydrogenation Properties of Mg-5wt.% TiCr10NbX (x=1,3,5) Composites by Mechanical Alloying Process
Authors 김경일(Kyeong Il Kim); 홍태환(Tae Whan Hong)
DOI https://doi.org/10.3365/KJMM.2011.49.3.264
Page pp.264-269
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords hydrogenation; mechanical alloy; Mg-5wt.%TiCr10Nbx(x=1; 3; 5); kinetics; composite
Abstract Hydrogen and hydrogen energy have been recognized as clean energy sources and high energy carrier. Mg and Mg alloys are attractive hydrogen storage materials because of their lightweight and low cost materials with high hydrogen capacity (about 7.6wt.%). However, the commercial applications of the Mg hydrides are currently hinder by its high absorption/desorption temperature, and very slow reaction kinetics. However, Ti and Ti based hydrogen storage alloys have been thought to be the third generation of alloys with a high hydrogen capacity, which makes it difficult to handle because of high reactivity. One of the most methods to develope kinetics was addition of transition metal. Therefore, Mg-Ti-Cr-Nb alloy was fabricated to add TiCrNb by hydrogen induced mechanical alloying. TiCrNb systems have included transition metals, low operating temperatures and hydrogen storage materials. As-received specimens were characterized using X-ray Diffraction analysis (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Thermo Gravimetric analysis/Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TG/DSC). Mg-TiCr10Nb systems were evaluated for hydrogen kinetics by Sievert`s type Pressure-Composition-Isotherm (PCI) equipment. The operating temperature range was 473, 523, 573 and 623 K.