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Hydrogenation of Eutectic Alloy in the Mg–Al System

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To optimize hydrogenation conditions for microcrystalline eutectic alloy with the composition Mg69Al31 (a mixture of magnesium with the γ-Mg17Al12 intermetallic compound), we have studied reactions of 200-μm powder of the alloy with hydrogen and ammonia in the temperature range 100–500°C. We have determined the composition of the reaction products and demonstrated that the use of hydrogen allows magnesium dihydride to be obtained at a temperature of 420°C and that the hydrogenation of the eutectic alloy with ammonia as a hydriding agent leads to the formation of MgH2 and a solid solution of hydrogen in the Mg17Al12 intermetallic compound at 250°C. The hydrogen content in the reaction products obtained by hydrogenation with hydrogen is 4.4 wt %.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In the scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction work, we used equipment at the Shared Analytical Facilities Centers, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics and Scientific Center in Chernogolovka, Russian Academy of Sciences.

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This work was supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Higher Education, agreement no. 05.574.21.0209, unique identifier RFMEFI57418X0209.

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    V. N. Fokin, P. V. Fursikov, E. E. Fokina & B. P. Tarasov

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Fokin, V.N., Fursikov, P.V., Fokina, E.E. et al. Hydrogenation of Eutectic Alloy in the Mg–Al System. Inorg Mater 57, 234–240 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168521030043

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