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Significance of grain boundaries and stacking faults on hydrogen storage properties of Mg2Ni intermetallics processed by high-pressure torsion.
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Acta Materialia . Jun2015, Vol. 92, p46-54. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Mg 2 Ni intermetallics are processed using three different routes to produce three different microstructural features: annealing at high temperature for coarse grain formation, severe plastic deformation through high-pressure torsion (HPT) for nanograin formation, and HPT processing followed by annealing for the introduction of stacking faults. It is found that both grain boundaries and stacking faults are significantly effective to activate the Mg 2 Ni intermetallics for hydrogen storage at 423 K (150 °C). The hydrogenation kinetics is also considerably enhanced by the introduction of large fractions of grain boundaries and stacking faults while the hydrogenation thermodynamics remains unchanged. This study shows that, similar to grain boundaries and cracks, stacking faults can act as quick pathways for the transportation of hydrogen in the hydrogen storage materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13596454
- Volume :
- 92
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Acta Materialia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 102464172
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.03.036