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Microstructural Studies of Multiphase (Zr,Ti)(V,Cr,Mn,Co,Ni)2 Alloys for NiMH Negative Electrodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2011

L. A. Bendersky ,
K. Wang ,
W. J. Boettinger ,
D. E. Newbury ,
K. Young  and
B. Chao
L. A. Bendersky
Affiliation:
Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
K. Wang
Affiliation:
Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
W. J. Boettinger
Affiliation:
Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
D. E. Newbury
Affiliation:
Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
K. Young
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Devices Inc., Rochester Hills, MI 48309, USA
B. Chao
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Devices Inc., Rochester Hills, MI 48309, USA
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Abstract

The solidification microstructures of six Laves-based (Zr,Ti)(TM,Ni)2 alloys (TM= V,Cr, Mn,Co) intended for use as novel negative electrodes in Ni-metal hydride batteries were studied here; these alloys often have their best electrochemical properties when in the cast state. Solidification occurs by dendritic growth of a hexagonal C14 Laves phase followed by peritectic solidification of a cubic C15 Laves phase and formation of a cubic B2 phase in interdendritic regions. The observed sequence of Laves phase C14/C15 upon solidification agrees with predictions using effective compositions and thermodynamic assessments of the ternary systems, Ni-Cr-Zr and Cr-Ti-Zr. The paper also examines the complex internal structure of the interdendritic grains formed by solid-state transformation, which plays an important role in the electrochemical charge/discharge characteristics. By studying one alloy it is shown that the interdendritic grains solidify as a B2 (Ti,Zr)44(Ni,TM)56 phase, and then undergo transformation to Zr7Ni10-type, Zr9Ni11-type and martensitic phases. The transformations obey orientation relationships between the high-temperature B2 phase and the low-temperature Zr-Ni-type intermetallics, and consequently lead to a multivariant structure. Binary Ni-Zr and ternary Ti-Ni-Zr phase diagrams were used to rationalize the formation of the observed domain structure.

Keywords

transmission electron microscopy (TEM)scanning electron microscopy (SEM)phase transformation
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1295: Symposium N – Intermetallic-Based Alloys for Structural and Functional Applications , 2011 , mrsf10-1295-n06-06
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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