Patent number: 5843372
Abstract: A hydrogen-absorbing alloy for battery according to the present invention comprises an alloy having the composition represented by a general formula A Ni.sub.a Mn.sub.b M.sub.c ?where, A is at least one kind of element selected from rare earth elements including Y (yttrium), M is a metal mainly composed of at least one kind of element selected from Co, Al, Fe, Si, Cr, Cu, Ti, Zr, Zn, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Ag, Pd, B, Ga, In, Ge and Sn, 3.5.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.5, 0.1.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.1, 0.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.1, 4.5.ltoreq.a+b+c.ltoreq.6!, wherein the alloy has columnar structures in which the area ratio of the columnar structures having the ratio of a minor diameter to a major diameter (aspect ratio) of 1:2 or higher is 50% or more. Further, an average minor diameter of the columnar structures is set to 30 microns or less.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 1996
Date of Patent:
December 1, 1998
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Hasebe, Shusuke Inada, Yoshiyuki Isozaki, Takamichi Inaba, Takao Sawa, Hiromichi Horie, Noriaki Yagi, Hiromi Shizu, Yoshiko Kanazawa
Patent number: 5654115
Abstract: A hydrogen-absorbing alloy for battery according to the present invention comprises an alloy having the composition represented by a general formula A Ni.sub.a Mn.sub.b M.sub.c [where, A is at least one kind of element selected from rare earth elements including Y (yttrium), M is a metal mainly composed of at least one kind of element selected from Co, Al, Fe, Si, Cr, Cu, Ti, Zr, Zn, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Ag, Pd, B, Ga, In, Ge and Sn, 3.5.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.5, 0.1.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.1, 0.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.1, 4.5.ltoreq.a+b+c.ltoreq.6], wherein the alloy has columnar structures in which the area ratio of the columnar structures having the ratio of a minor diameter to a major diameter (aspect ratio) of 1:2 or higher is 50% or more. Further, an average minor diameter of the columnar structures is set to 30 microns or less.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 30, 1995
Date of Patent:
August 5, 1997
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Hasebe, Shusuke Inada, Yoshiyuki Isozaki, Takamichi Inaba, Takao Sawa, Hiromichi Horie, Noriaki Yagi, Hiromi Shizu, Yoshiko Kanazawa