Alloy for occlusion of hydrogen
AssigneesAgency of Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of International Trade & Industry
InventorsYasuaki Osumi, Hiroshi Suzuki, Akihiko Kato, Keisuke Oguro, Masanori Nakane
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Abstract
An alloy of the composition represented by the formula, Mm.sub.1-x Ca.sub.x Ni.sub.5-y A.sub.y, wherein Mm stands for Mischmetal, A for one member selected from the group consisting of Al, Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Si and Zn, x for a number within the range of 0.01 to 0.99 and y for a number within the range of 0.05 to 3 is useful for storage of hydrogen.
Claims6
A quaternary alloy for storage of hydrogen, exhibiting low dissociation pressure of hydride and high speed of hydrogen release, and having a composition represented by the general formula:
- Mm.sub.1-x Ca.sub.x Ni.sub.5-y A.sub.y
- wherein, Mm stands for Mischmetal, A for one member selected from the group consisting of Al, Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Si and Zn, x for a number within the range of from 0.01 to 0.99 and y for a number within the range of from 0.05 to 3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.