Research Article

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

Table 2

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

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

0.0 (5)12.0 ± 0.24.7 ± 0.45.5 ± 0.55.8 ± 1.48.6 ± 0.263.4 ± 1.35.0
0.1 (2)11.0 ± 0.55.3 ± 0.13.6 ± 1.13.1 ± 1.17.7 ± 0.269.4 ± 2.35.1
0.3 (11)8.5 ± 0.17.0 ± 0.44.2 ± 0.63.1 ± 0.98.2 ± 0.468.0 ± 1.55.4
0.5 (11)5.9 ± 0.29.7 ± 0.33.6 ± 0.43.1 ± 0.58.0 ± 0.470.0 ± 0.75.4
0.7 (5)14.0 ± 0.23.4 ± 0.42.8 ± 0.37.6 ± 0.372.0 ± 0.86.1

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