PURPOSE: To manufacture the zirconium-series metallic material for hydrogen storage safely occluding and releasing hydrogen at high density by preparing a metallic material contg. specified ratios of Zr, V and Ni.

CONSTITUTION: A zirconium-series metallic material for hydrogen storage expressed by formula Zrx(V1-yNiy)2 where, by the ratio of the number of atoms, (x)=0.5 to 1.5, preferably 0.6 to 1.1, (y)=0.01 to 0.5, preferably 0.1 to 0.3 is prepd. In this way, the zirconium-series metallic material easily capable of activating operation and having large capacity for storing hydrogen can be obtd.