Non-evaporable getter alloys particularly suitable for hydrogen and carbon monoxide sorption
AssigneeSaes Getters S.P.A.
InventorsAlberto CODA, Alessandro GALLITOGNOTTA, Antonio BONUCCI, Andrea CONTE
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Abstract
Getter devices with improved sorption rate, based on powders of quaternary alloys particularly suitable for hydrogen and carbon monoxide sorption, are described. Quaternary alloys having a composition comprising zirconium, vanadium, titanium and aluminum as main constituent elements are also described.
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A getter device containing non-evaporable getter alloy powders having high gas sorption efficiency, particularly for hydrogen and carbon monoxide, wherein said alloy powders comprise as compositional elements zirconium, vanadium, titanium and aluminum and have an atomic percentage composition of said elements which can vary within the following ranges:
- zirconium from 38 to 44.8%
- vanadium from 14 to 29%
- titanium from 13 to 15%
- aluminum from 11.5 to 35%
- said atomic percentage ranges being considered with respect to the sum of zirconium, vanadium, titanium and aluminum in the non-evaporable getter alloy, said non-evaporable getter alloy optionally comprising one or more additional elements in an atomic percentage composition lower than 8% with respect to the total of the alloy composition, said one or more additional elements being selected from the group consisting of iron, chromium, manganese, cobalt or nickel in an atomic percentage composition comprised between 0.1 and 7% with respect to the total of the alloy composition while minor amounts of other chemical elements may be present in the alloy composition in a percentage lower than 1% with respect to the total of the alloy composition, being the sum of zirconium, vanadium, titanium, aluminum and said optionally present additional elements balanced to 100% atomic percentage composition.
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