The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type alloys with nominal compositions of Mg2Ni1-xMnx （x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4） were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The spun alloy ribbons with a continuous length, a ...The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type alloys with nominal compositions of Mg2Ni1-xMnx （x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4） were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The spun alloy ribbons with a continuous length, a thickness of about 30 μm and a width of about 25 mm are obtained. The structures of the as-spun alloy ribbons were characterized by XRD and HRTEM. The electrochemical hydrogen storage characteristics of the as-spun alloy ribbons were measured by an automatic galvanostatic system. The electrochemical impedance spectrums （EIS） were plotted by an electrochemical workstation. The hydrogen diffusion coefficients （D） in the alloys were calculated by virtue of potential-step measurement. The results show that all the as-spun （x=0） alloys hold a typical nanocrystalline structure, whereas the as-spun （x=0.4） alloy displays a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, confirming that the substitution of Mn for Ni facilitates the glass formation in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The substitution of Mn for Ni significantly improves the electrochemical hydrogen storage performances of the alloys, involving the discharge capacity and the electrochemical cycle stability. With an increase in the amount of Mn substitution from 0 to 0.4, the discharge capacity of the as-spun （20 m/s） alloy increases from 96.5 to 265.3 mA·h/g, and its capacity retaining rate （S20） at the 20th cycle increases from 31.3% to 70.2%. Furthermore, the high rate dischargeability （HRD）, electrochemical impedance spectrum and potential-step measurements all indicate that the electrochemical kinetics of the alloy electrodes first increases then decreases with raising the amount of Mn substitution.展开更多
The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg2Ni1-xCox （x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4） alloys were synthesized by melt quenching technology. The structures of the as-cast and quenched alloys were characterized by XRD,...The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg2Ni1-xCox （x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4） alloys were synthesized by melt quenching technology. The structures of the as-cast and quenched alloys were characterized by XRD, SEM and HRTEM. The gaseous hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys was measured using an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The alloy electrodes were charged and discharged with a constant current density in order to investigate the electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys. The results demonstrate that the substitution of Co for Ni results in the formation of secondary phases MgCo2 and Mg instead of altering the major phase Mg2Ni. No amorphous phase is detected in the as-quenched Co- ffee alloy, however, a certain amount of amorphous phase is clearly found in the as-quenched alloys substituted by Co. Furthermore, both the rapid quenching and the Co substitution significantly improve the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys, for which the notable increase of the hydrogen diffusion coefficient （D） along with the limiting current density （IL） and the obvious decline of the electrochemical impedance generated by both the Co substitution and the rapid quenching are basically responsible.展开更多
In order to improve the electrochemical hydrogen storage performance of the Mg2Ni-type electrode alloys, Mg in the alloy was partially substituted by La, and the nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg20-xLaxNi10 ...In order to improve the electrochemical hydrogen storage performance of the Mg2Ni-type electrode alloys, Mg in the alloy was partially substituted by La, and the nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg20-xLaxNi10 （x-=0, 2） alloys were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The microstructures of the as-spun alloys were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of the experimental alloys were tested. The results show that no amorphous phase is detected in the as-spun Mg20Ni10 alloy, but the as-spun Mg18La2Ni10 alloy holds a major amorphous phase. As La content increases from 0 to 2, the maximum discharge capacity of the as-spun （20 m/s） alloys rises from 96.5 to 387.1 mA.h/g, and the capacity retaining rate （S20） at the 20th cycle grows from 31.3% to 71.7%. Melt-spinning engenders an impactful effect on the electrochemical hydrogen storage performances of the alloys. With the increase in the spinning rate from 0 to 30 m/s, the maximum discharge capacity increases from 30.3 to 135.5 mA.h/g for the Mg20Ni10 alloy, and from 197.2 to 406.5 mA-h/g for the Mg18La2Ni10 alloy. The capacity retaining rate （S20） of the Mg2oNi10 alloy at the 20th cycle slightly falls from 36.7% to 27.1%, but it markedly mounts up from 37.3% to 78.3% for the Mg18La2Ni10 alloy.展开更多
The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg2- xLaxNi （x=0, 0.2） hydrogen storage alloys were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The as-spun alloy ribbons were obtained. The microstructures of the as-spun ri...The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg2- xLaxNi （x=0, 0.2） hydrogen storage alloys were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The as-spun alloy ribbons were obtained. The microstructures of the as-spun ribbons were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, high resolution transmission electronic microscopy （HRTEM） and electron diffraction （ED）. The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloys were measured using an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus, and their electrochemical kinetics were tested by an automatic galvanostatic system. The electrochemical impedance spectrums （EIS） were plotted by an electrochemical workstation （PARSTAT 2273）. The hydrogen diffusion coefficients in the alloys were calculated by virtue of potential-step method. The obtained results showed that no amorphous phase was detected in the as-spun La-free alloy, but the as-spun alloys substituted by La held a major amorphous phase, con- firming that the substitution of La for Mg markedly intensified the glass forming ability of the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The substitution of La for Mg notably improved the electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the Mg2Ni-type alloy. Furthermore, the hydrogen storage kinetics of the experimental alloys was evidently ameliorated with the spinning rate growing.展开更多
In order to improve the hydriding and dehydriding kinetics of the Mg2Ni-type alloys,Ni in the alloy is substituted by element Co. The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg2Ni1-xCox (x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4) alloys w...In order to improve the hydriding and dehydriding kinetics of the Mg2Ni-type alloys,Ni in the alloy is substituted by element Co. The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg2Ni1-xCox (x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4) alloys were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The structures of the as-cast and spun alloys were studied with an X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and a high resolution transmission electronic microscope (HRTEM). An investigation on the thermal stability of the as-spun alloys was carried out with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloys were measured with an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The results demonstrate that the substitution of Co for Ni does not alter the major phase of Mg2Ni but results in the formation of secondary phase MgCo2. No amorphous phase is detected in the as-spun Co-free alloy,but a certain amount of amorphous phase is clearly found in the as-spun Co-containing alloys. The substitution of Co for Ni exerts a slight influence on the hydriding kinetics of the as-spun alloy. However,it dramatically enhances the dehydriding kinetics of the as-cast and spun alloys. As Co content (x) increases from 0 to 0.4,the hydrogen desorption capacity increases from 0.19% to 1.39% (mass fraction) in 20 min for the as-cast alloy,and from 0.89% to 2.18% (mass fraction) for the as-spun alloy (30 m/s).展开更多
Melt spinning technology was used to prepare the Mg2Ni-type(Mg24Ni10Cu2)100-xNdx(x = 0, 5, 10, 15,20) alloys in order to obtain a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure.The effects of the spinning rate on the structu...Melt spinning technology was used to prepare the Mg2Ni-type(Mg24Ni10Cu2)100-xNdx(x = 0, 5, 10, 15,20) alloys in order to obtain a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure.The effects of the spinning rate on the structures and gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage behaviors of the alloys were investigated.The analysis of X-ray diffraction(XRD), transmission electron microscope(TEM), and scanning electron microscope(SEM) linked with energy-dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)reveals that all the as-cast alloys hold a multiphase structure, involving the main phase Mg2 Ni and some secondary phases such as Mg6 Ni, Nd5Mg41, and Nd Ni.The as-spun Nd-free alloy displays an entire nanocrystalline structure,whereas the as-spun Nd-added alloys hold a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, and the amorphization degree visibly increases with the spinning rate increasing.The melt spinning ameliorates the hydrogen storage performances of the alloys dramatically.When the spinning rate rises from 0(the as-cast was defined as the spinning rate of 0 m s-1) to 40 m s-1, the discharge capacity increases from 86.4 to 452.8 m Ah g-1, the S20(the capacity maintain rate at 20 th cycle) value increases from53.2 % to 89.7 %, the hydrogen absorption saturation ratio(Ra5, a ratio of the hydrogen absorption quantity in 5 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity) increases from36.9 % to 91.5 %, and the hydrogen desorption ratio(Rd10,a ratio of the hydrogen desorption quantity in 10 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity) increases from16.4 % to 47.7 % for the(x = 10) alloy, respectively.展开更多
Nanocrystalline Mg2Ni-type alloys with nominal compositions of Mg20Ni10–xCux(x=0,1,2,3,4,mass fraction,%) were synthesized by rapid quenching technique.The microstructures of the as-cast and quenched alloys were char...Nanocrystalline Mg2Ni-type alloys with nominal compositions of Mg20Ni10–xCux(x=0,1,2,3,4,mass fraction,%) were synthesized by rapid quenching technique.The microstructures of the as-cast and quenched alloys were characterized by XRD,SEM and HRTEM.The electrochemical hydrogen storage performances were tested by an automatic galvanostatic system.The hydriding and dehydriding kinetics of the alloys were measured using an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus.The results show that all the as-quenched alloys hold the typical nanocrystalline structure and the rapid quenching does not change the major phase Mg2Ni.The rapid quenching significantly improves the electrochemical hydrogen storage capacity of the alloys,whereas it slightly impairs the cycling stability of the alloys.Additionally,the hydrogen absorption and desorption capacities of the alloys significantly increase with rising quenching rate.展开更多
The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg-Nd-Ni-Cu quaternary alloys with a composition of （Mg24Ni10Cu2）loo-xNdx （x = 0-20） were prepared by melt spinning. The X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy ins...The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg-Nd-Ni-Cu quaternary alloys with a composition of （Mg24Ni10Cu2）loo-xNdx （x = 0-20） were prepared by melt spinning. The X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy inspections reveal that, by varying the spinning rate and the Nd content, different microstructures could be obtained by melt spinning. Particularly, the as-spun Nd-free alloy holds an entire nanocrystalline structure but the as-spun Nd-added alloy has a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, which implies that the addition of Nd facilitates the glass forming in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. Also, the degree of the amorphization in the as-spun Nd-added alloys clearly increases with increasing the spinning rate and the Nd content. The H-storage capacity and the hydrogenation kinetics of amorphous, partially and completely nanocrystalline alloys were investigated and it was found that they are dependent on the microstructure and the phase composition of the alloys. Specially, enhancing the spinning rate from 0 （the as-cast was defined as the spinning rate of 0 m/s） to 40 m/s makes the hydrogen absorption saturation ratio （R5a） （a ratio of the hydrogen absorption quantity in 5 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity） increase from 35.2% to 90.3% and the hydrogen desorption ratio （R10d） （a ratio of the hydrogen desorption quantity in 10 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity） rise from 12.7% to 44.9% for the （x = 5） alloy. And the growing of the Nd content from 0 to 20 gives rise to the R5a and R10d values rising from 85.7% to 94.5% and from 36.7% to 54.8% for the as-spun （30 m/s） alloys, respectively.展开更多
基金Project (2007AA03Z227) supported by the High-tech Research and Development Program of ChinaProjects (50871050, 50701011) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Project (200711020703) supported by Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia, ChinaProject (NJzy08071) supported by Higher Education Science Research Project of Inner Mongolia, China
文摘The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type alloys with nominal compositions of Mg2Ni1-xMnx （x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4） were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The spun alloy ribbons with a continuous length, a thickness of about 30 μm and a width of about 25 mm are obtained. The structures of the as-spun alloy ribbons were characterized by XRD and HRTEM. The electrochemical hydrogen storage characteristics of the as-spun alloy ribbons were measured by an automatic galvanostatic system. The electrochemical impedance spectrums （EIS） were plotted by an electrochemical workstation. The hydrogen diffusion coefficients （D） in the alloys were calculated by virtue of potential-step measurement. The results show that all the as-spun （x=0） alloys hold a typical nanocrystalline structure, whereas the as-spun （x=0.4） alloy displays a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, confirming that the substitution of Mn for Ni facilitates the glass formation in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The substitution of Mn for Ni significantly improves the electrochemical hydrogen storage performances of the alloys, involving the discharge capacity and the electrochemical cycle stability. With an increase in the amount of Mn substitution from 0 to 0.4, the discharge capacity of the as-spun （20 m/s） alloy increases from 96.5 to 265.3 mA·h/g, and its capacity retaining rate （S20） at the 20th cycle increases from 31.3% to 70.2%. Furthermore, the high rate dischargeability （HRD）, electrochemical impedance spectrum and potential-step measurements all indicate that the electrochemical kinetics of the alloy electrodes first increases then decreases with raising the amount of Mn substitution.
基金Funded by National Natural Science Foundations of China(Nos.51161015 and 50961009)Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia,China(Nos.2011ZD10 and 2010ZD05)Higher Education Science Research Project of Inner Mongolia,China(No.NJzy08071)
文摘The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg2Ni1-xCox （x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4） alloys were synthesized by melt quenching technology. The structures of the as-cast and quenched alloys were characterized by XRD, SEM and HRTEM. The gaseous hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys was measured using an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The alloy electrodes were charged and discharged with a constant current density in order to investigate the electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys. The results demonstrate that the substitution of Co for Ni results in the formation of secondary phases MgCo2 and Mg instead of altering the major phase Mg2Ni. No amorphous phase is detected in the as-quenched Co- ffee alloy, however, a certain amount of amorphous phase is clearly found in the as-quenched alloys substituted by Co. Furthermore, both the rapid quenching and the Co substitution significantly improve the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys, for which the notable increase of the hydrogen diffusion coefficient （D） along with the limiting current density （IL） and the obvious decline of the electrochemical impedance generated by both the Co substitution and the rapid quenching are basically responsible.
基金Projects(50871050, 50961009) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2010ZD05) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia, ChinaProject(NJzy08071) supported by the Higher Education Science Research Project of Inner Mongolia, China
文摘In order to improve the electrochemical hydrogen storage performance of the Mg2Ni-type electrode alloys, Mg in the alloy was partially substituted by La, and the nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg20-xLaxNi10 （x-=0, 2） alloys were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The microstructures of the as-spun alloys were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of the experimental alloys were tested. The results show that no amorphous phase is detected in the as-spun Mg20Ni10 alloy, but the as-spun Mg18La2Ni10 alloy holds a major amorphous phase. As La content increases from 0 to 2, the maximum discharge capacity of the as-spun （20 m/s） alloys rises from 96.5 to 387.1 mA.h/g, and the capacity retaining rate （S20） at the 20th cycle grows from 31.3% to 71.7%. Melt-spinning engenders an impactful effect on the electrochemical hydrogen storage performances of the alloys. With the increase in the spinning rate from 0 to 30 m/s, the maximum discharge capacity increases from 30.3 to 135.5 mA.h/g for the Mg20Ni10 alloy, and from 197.2 to 406.5 mA-h/g for the Mg18La2Ni10 alloy. The capacity retaining rate （S20） of the Mg2oNi10 alloy at the 20th cycle slightly falls from 36.7% to 27.1%, but it markedly mounts up from 37.3% to 78.3% for the Mg18La2Ni10 alloy.
基金Project supported by 863 program (2006AA05Z132)National Natural Science Foundation of China (50871050 and 50961001)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia,China (200711020703)High Education Science Research Project of Inner Mongolia,China (NJzy08071)
文摘The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg2- xLaxNi （x=0, 0.2） hydrogen storage alloys were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The as-spun alloy ribbons were obtained. The microstructures of the as-spun ribbons were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, high resolution transmission electronic microscopy （HRTEM） and electron diffraction （ED）. The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloys were measured using an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus, and their electrochemical kinetics were tested by an automatic galvanostatic system. The electrochemical impedance spectrums （EIS） were plotted by an electrochemical workstation （PARSTAT 2273）. The hydrogen diffusion coefficients in the alloys were calculated by virtue of potential-step method. The obtained results showed that no amorphous phase was detected in the as-spun La-free alloy, but the as-spun alloys substituted by La held a major amorphous phase, con- firming that the substitution of La for Mg markedly intensified the glass forming ability of the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The substitution of La for Mg notably improved the electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the Mg2Ni-type alloy. Furthermore, the hydrogen storage kinetics of the experimental alloys was evidently ameliorated with the spinning rate growing.
基金Project(2006AA05Z132) supported by the National High-tech Research and Development Program of ChinaProjects(50871050, 50961009) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Project(2010ZD05) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia, ChinaProject(NJzy08071) supported by the High Education Science Research Program of Inner Mongolia, China
文摘In order to improve the hydriding and dehydriding kinetics of the Mg2Ni-type alloys,Ni in the alloy is substituted by element Co. The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg2Ni1-xCox (x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4) alloys were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The structures of the as-cast and spun alloys were studied with an X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and a high resolution transmission electronic microscope (HRTEM). An investigation on the thermal stability of the as-spun alloys was carried out with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloys were measured with an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The results demonstrate that the substitution of Co for Ni does not alter the major phase of Mg2Ni but results in the formation of secondary phase MgCo2. No amorphous phase is detected in the as-spun Co-free alloy,but a certain amount of amorphous phase is clearly found in the as-spun Co-containing alloys. The substitution of Co for Ni exerts a slight influence on the hydriding kinetics of the as-spun alloy. However,it dramatically enhances the dehydriding kinetics of the as-cast and spun alloys. As Co content (x) increases from 0 to 0.4,the hydrogen desorption capacity increases from 0.19% to 1.39% (mass fraction) in 20 min for the as-cast alloy,and from 0.89% to 2.18% (mass fraction) for the as-spun alloy (30 m/s).
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51161015)the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia, China (No. 2011ZD10)
文摘Melt spinning technology was used to prepare the Mg2Ni-type(Mg24Ni10Cu2)100-xNdx(x = 0, 5, 10, 15,20) alloys in order to obtain a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure.The effects of the spinning rate on the structures and gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage behaviors of the alloys were investigated.The analysis of X-ray diffraction(XRD), transmission electron microscope(TEM), and scanning electron microscope(SEM) linked with energy-dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)reveals that all the as-cast alloys hold a multiphase structure, involving the main phase Mg2 Ni and some secondary phases such as Mg6 Ni, Nd5Mg41, and Nd Ni.The as-spun Nd-free alloy displays an entire nanocrystalline structure,whereas the as-spun Nd-added alloys hold a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, and the amorphization degree visibly increases with the spinning rate increasing.The melt spinning ameliorates the hydrogen storage performances of the alloys dramatically.When the spinning rate rises from 0(the as-cast was defined as the spinning rate of 0 m s-1) to 40 m s-1, the discharge capacity increases from 86.4 to 452.8 m Ah g-1, the S20(the capacity maintain rate at 20 th cycle) value increases from53.2 % to 89.7 %, the hydrogen absorption saturation ratio(Ra5, a ratio of the hydrogen absorption quantity in 5 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity) increases from36.9 % to 91.5 %, and the hydrogen desorption ratio(Rd10,a ratio of the hydrogen desorption quantity in 10 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity) increases from16.4 % to 47.7 % for the(x = 10) alloy, respectively.
基金Project(2007AA03Z227) supported by High-tech Research and Development Program of ChinaProjects(50871050,50701011) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Project(200711020703) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia,ChinaProject(NJzy08071) supported by High Education Science Research Project of Inner Mongolia,China
文摘Nanocrystalline Mg2Ni-type alloys with nominal compositions of Mg20Ni10–xCux(x=0,1,2,3,4,mass fraction,%) were synthesized by rapid quenching technique.The microstructures of the as-cast and quenched alloys were characterized by XRD,SEM and HRTEM.The electrochemical hydrogen storage performances were tested by an automatic galvanostatic system.The hydriding and dehydriding kinetics of the alloys were measured using an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus.The results show that all the as-quenched alloys hold the typical nanocrystalline structure and the rapid quenching does not change the major phase Mg2Ni.The rapid quenching significantly improves the electrochemical hydrogen storage capacity of the alloys,whereas it slightly impairs the cycling stability of the alloys.Additionally,the hydrogen absorption and desorption capacities of the alloys significantly increase with rising quenching rate.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,China (Nos.51161015 and 51371094)the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia,China(No.2011ZD10)
文摘The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg-Nd-Ni-Cu quaternary alloys with a composition of （Mg24Ni10Cu2）loo-xNdx （x = 0-20） were prepared by melt spinning. The X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy inspections reveal that, by varying the spinning rate and the Nd content, different microstructures could be obtained by melt spinning. Particularly, the as-spun Nd-free alloy holds an entire nanocrystalline structure but the as-spun Nd-added alloy has a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, which implies that the addition of Nd facilitates the glass forming in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. Also, the degree of the amorphization in the as-spun Nd-added alloys clearly increases with increasing the spinning rate and the Nd content. The H-storage capacity and the hydrogenation kinetics of amorphous, partially and completely nanocrystalline alloys were investigated and it was found that they are dependent on the microstructure and the phase composition of the alloys. Specially, enhancing the spinning rate from 0 （the as-cast was defined as the spinning rate of 0 m/s） to 40 m/s makes the hydrogen absorption saturation ratio （R5a） （a ratio of the hydrogen absorption quantity in 5 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity） increase from 35.2% to 90.3% and the hydrogen desorption ratio （R10d） （a ratio of the hydrogen desorption quantity in 10 min to the saturated hydrogen absorption capacity） rise from 12.7% to 44.9% for the （x = 5） alloy. And the growing of the Nd content from 0 to 20 gives rise to the R5a and R10d values rising from 85.7% to 94.5% and from 36.7% to 54.8% for the as-spun （30 m/s） alloys, respectively.
