Research Article

Effects of Magnesium Content on Structure and Electrochemical Properties of La-Mg-Pr-Al-Mn-Co-Ni Hydrogen Storage Alloys

Table 3

Composition determined using EDX at the centers of the G phase in the as-cast La0.7−xMgxPr0.3Al0.3Mn0.4Co0.5Ni3.8 alloys.

x (N)Analyzed composition (at.%)Ratio
LaPrMgAlMnCoNi

0.0 (8)8.1 ± 0.42.3 ± 0.44.0 ± 0.321.8 ± 1.48.5 ± 0.855.3 ± 1.3
0.1 (4)6.4 ± 0.32.9 ± 0.210.9 ± 0.42.9 ± 0.210.3 ± 0.47.9 ± 0.358.7 ± 0.51 : 2.3 : 7.5
0.3 (7)5.0 ± 0.34.3 ± 0.212.0 ± 0.63.7 ± 0.16.5 ± 0.57.4 ± 0.261.0 ± 0.31 : 2.0 : 8.0
0.5 (2)3.5 ± 0.25.9 ± 0.312.4 ± 0.42.8 ± 0.14.8 ± 0.56.8 ± 0.663.8 ± 0.21 : 1.8 : 7.8
0.7 (6)9.1 ± 0.312.5 ± 0.51.7 ± 0.23.8 ± 0.35.8 ± 0.567.0 ± 0.71 : 1.8 : 8.2

Number of independent measurements from the G phase. (La,Pr)/(Mg)/(Al,Mn,Co,Ni).