The hydrogen storage performance of single BCC phase Ti-V-based alloys was investigated. A hydrogen absorption capacity of 4.2% was achieved at 293 K at a modest pressure(3 MPa) for Ti-40V-10Cr-10Mn alloy. The effecti...The hydrogen storage performance of single BCC phase Ti-V-based alloys was investigated. A hydrogen absorption capacity of 4.2% was achieved at 293 K at a modest pressure(3 MPa) for Ti-40V-10Cr-10Mn alloy. The effective hydrogen capacity of this alloy is 2.6% at 353 K. Moreover, the alloy exhibits a better activation property and flatter hydrogen absorption-desorption plateau. In order to meet different practical application needs, a series of Ti-V-based alloys with various PCT plateau pressures could be obtained by varying the element contents of the alloys, which opened the hope to bring Ti-V-based alloy into reaching the practical application for onboard hydrogen storage systems in fuel cell powered vehicles.展开更多
Titanium-matrix composites have important and wide applications in the transport and aerospace industries. The current research was focused on powder metallurgy processing of in-situ reinforced titanium-matrix composi...Titanium-matrix composites have important and wide applications in the transport and aerospace industries. The current research was focused on powder metallurgy processing of in-situ reinforced titanium-matrix composite with Ti B whiskers. The Ti-6Al-4V alloy and B4 C additive powders were used as raw materials. Two different consolidation techniques, namely press-and-sintering and spark plasma sintering, were selected. It was observed that in-situ Ti B whiskers were formed during sintering in both methods. The changes in size, aspect ratio and distribution of in-situ whiskers in different composite samples were monitored. The effect of spark plasma sintering temperature on the synthesis of in-situ whiskers was also investigated. Based on the microstructural observations（optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy） and the energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis, it was concluded that increasing the spark plasma sintering temperature from 900 to 1100 °C would lead to the complete formation of in-situ Ti B whiskers and reduced porosity content.展开更多
文摘The hydrogen storage performance of single BCC phase Ti-V-based alloys was investigated. A hydrogen absorption capacity of 4.2% was achieved at 293 K at a modest pressure(3 MPa) for Ti-40V-10Cr-10Mn alloy. The effective hydrogen capacity of this alloy is 2.6% at 353 K. Moreover, the alloy exhibits a better activation property and flatter hydrogen absorption-desorption plateau. In order to meet different practical application needs, a series of Ti-V-based alloys with various PCT plateau pressures could be obtained by varying the element contents of the alloys, which opened the hope to bring Ti-V-based alloy into reaching the practical application for onboard hydrogen storage systems in fuel cell powered vehicles.
文摘Titanium-matrix composites have important and wide applications in the transport and aerospace industries. The current research was focused on powder metallurgy processing of in-situ reinforced titanium-matrix composite with Ti B whiskers. The Ti-6Al-4V alloy and B4 C additive powders were used as raw materials. Two different consolidation techniques, namely press-and-sintering and spark plasma sintering, were selected. It was observed that in-situ Ti B whiskers were formed during sintering in both methods. The changes in size, aspect ratio and distribution of in-situ whiskers in different composite samples were monitored. The effect of spark plasma sintering temperature on the synthesis of in-situ whiskers was also investigated. Based on the microstructural observations（optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy） and the energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis, it was concluded that increasing the spark plasma sintering temperature from 900 to 1100 °C would lead to the complete formation of in-situ Ti B whiskers and reduced porosity content.
