ALLOY FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE, SECONDARY BATTERY, HYBRID CAR AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Title:

ALLOY FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE, SECONDARY BATTERY, HYBRID CAR AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/048841

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

An alloy which comprises, as a main phase, at least one phase selected from the group consisting of a first phase having a hexagonal crystal system (exclusive of a phase having CaCu¿5? type structure) and a second phase having a rhombohedral crystal system and a phase having AB¿2? type structure in a content of 0 to 10 vol % and which has a composition represented by the following general formula (1): R¿1-a-b? Mg¿a?T¿b?Ni¿Z-X-Y-$g(a)? M1¿X?M2¿y?Mn¿$g(a)?.

Inventors:

SAKAI ISAO (JP)
KOHNO TATSUOKI (JP)
TAKENO SHIROU (JP)
INABA TAKAMICHI (JP)
YOSHIDA HIDEKI (JP)
YAMAMOTO MASAAKI (JP)
HAYASHIDA HIROTAKA (JP)
INADA SHUSUKE (JP)
KITAYAMA HIROSHI (JP)
KANDA MOTOYA (JP)
KAWASHIMA FUMIYUKI (JP)
SAWA TAKAO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP1999/007318

Publication Date:

July 05, 2001

Filing Date:

December 27, 1999

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Assignee:

TOSHIBA KK (JP)
SAKAI ISAO (JP)
KOHNO TATSUOKI (JP)
TAKENO SHIROU (JP)
INABA TAKAMICHI (JP)
YOSHIDA HIDEKI (JP)
YAMAMOTO MASAAKI (JP)
HAYASHIDA HIROTAKA (JP)
INADA SHUSUKE (JP)
KITAYAMA HIROSHI (JP)
KANDA MOTOYA (JP)
KAWASHIMA FUMIYUKI (JP)
SAWA TAKAO (JP)

International Classes:

B60L11/18; C01B3/00; C22C19/00; C22C45/04; H01M4/24; H01M4/38; H01M4/58; H01M10/24; H01M10/26; H01M4/04; H01M6/10; H01M10/30; (IPC1-7): H01M4/38; C22C19/00; H01M10/24

Foreign References:

JPH0925529A	1997-01-28
JPH11217643A	1999-08-10
JP2000073132A	2000-03-07

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