The invention discloses a high-capacity and long-life RE (La, Y, Pr)-Mg-Ni-based AB2 type
hydrogen storage
alloy for a Ni-MH battery and a preparation method of the
hydrogen storage
alloy, and relates to the technical field of
hydrogen storage
alloy materials, the alloy comprises the following components: La 0.9-x Y x Pr 0.1 MgNi 4-y-z-mCo y Al z Mnm, in the formula, x, y, z and m are atomic ratios and 0 lt; x is less than or equal to 0.2, 0lt; y is less than or equal to 0.5, 0lt; z < = 0.5, 0lt; m < = 0.5; the preparation method of the alloy comprises the following steps:
smelting by
induction heating under the protection of
inert gas, and
casting by a
copper mold to obtain a master alloy
ingot; the alloy
ingot is placed in a
quartz tube with a slit in the bottom,
induction heating is conducted till the
ingot is completely molten,
liquid alloy is sprayed to the surface of a rotating water-cooling
copper roller from the slit in the bottom of the
quartz tube under the action of protective
gas pressure, and a rapid
quenching alloy thin strip is obtained; co, Al, Mn and multi-element
rare earth elements La, Y and Pr are added, and a
microstructure with nanocrystalline is formed through rapid
quenching treatment, so that the electrochemical capacity of the alloy is greatly improved, and the cycle life of the alloy is greatly prolonged; the preparation process has the characteristics of easiness in mastering and suitability for large-scale production.