Microstructure and improved hydrogen storage properties of Mg based alloy powders prepared by modified milling method

Abstract

In this study, the modified preparation method of combining planetary and vibratory ball milling was proposed to prepare Mg based hydrogen storage alloy powders. The comparison of micromorphology and hydrogen storage behaviour between Mg2Ni prepared using the modified and conventional preparation methods were investigated experimentally. The comparison results showed that the combination of first planetary and then vibratory ball milling has more favourable effect on improving both the kinetics and the thermodynamics of ball milled Mg2Ni alloys. The sample synthesised by first planetary milling for 40 h and then vibratory milling for 30 h has faster hydrogen absorption kinetics and lower dehydriding onset temperature than those prepared by the single method of planetary or vibratory milling and hydriding combustion synthesis owing to its popcorn-like microstructure. Moreover, this kind of modified method reduces the reaction enthalpy and activation energy by up to ∼18 and 22% respectively.

The impact of metal hydride material activation to storage percentage of hydrogen in this material

“…Powder (20-50 μm) consists of very small grains (20-30 nm) which are randomly oriented in powder particles. As expected, the hydrogen uptake of the nanocrystalline material significantly exceeds the absorption rates for a conventional alloy [1][2][3]. The rate of absorption can be improved even more radically when other kinetic constraints are reduced.…”

Application of High-Entropy Alloys in Hydrogen Storage Technology

“…Notably, this technique yields a more homogeneous sample composition compared to the arc-melting approach and operates at lower temperatures. Numerous studies [55][56][57][58][59][60][61] have explored the mechanical alloying process for fabricating hydrogen-storage HEAs, especially those containing light elements (Mg and Al), which are unsuitable for arc melting due to their high equilibrium vapor pressures and low melting temperatures.…”