Papers by Author: Xiao Dong Wu

Abstract: It is well known that catalytic additives and mechanical milling are effective in improving hydrogen desorption kinetics of MgH2. In this study, the effect of catalytic additives including BaCa1-xNdxO3-δ (BCN) on the desorption behavior of MgH2 was investigated. It was found that BCN can improve the desorption kinetics, but not as effective as other known additives such as Nb2O5. The effect of milling temperature was also studied. It was found that the cryogenic milling is not as effective as room temperature milling primarily due to the inhomogeneous particle size distribution.

Abstract: This paper deals with the microstructure and property of zinc based composites ZA27Six under the treatment of the sodium salt and the rare earth. The test material was prepared with pure zinc ingot (Zn≥99.99wt %) and the Al-Si matrix alloy. Basic composition of the test sample was Al (25~30 wt %), Si (2.5~6.0 wt %) and Zn for the rest. Impact toughness test, tensile test and wear test were conducted. The test results show that under the treatment of sodium the massive primary silicon crystal can transform to nodular silicon on which eutectic silicon crystal can form and grow in rod-like. It is also found that the combined effect of rare earth and sodium salt can obviously refine the silicon phase and the zinc based composites enhanced by nodular silicon has better hardness and wear- resistance.