Thermal stability and hydrogen absorption characteristics of palladium-yttrium nanoalloys

  • K. J. Bryden
  • , J. Y. Ying*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Nanostructured alloys consisting of 10, 20 and 30 at.% Y in Pd were synthesized by high-energy ball-milling to determine the thermal stability and hydriding behavior of different alloy compositions. Adding 10 at.% Y to the Pd resulted in a nanoalloy that was stable against grain growth to above 400°C, as compared to 200°C for ball-milled pure Pd. Adding 20 and 30 at.% Y resulted in a supersaturated solution of Y in Pd and in the Pd3Y intermetallic phase, respectively. Both the supersaturated solution and the intermetallic phase exhibited stability against grain growth to above 400°C and interesting phase segregation behavior in heat treatment. In addition to stabilizing against grain growth, doping the Pd with Y also suppressed the α → β phase transition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3847-3854
Number of pages8
JournalActa Materialia
Volume44
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1996
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Metals and Alloys

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