Advanced Materials Processing Laboratory

Northeastern University

Characterization of vanadium-based alloy membrane for fuel cells

Objectives

-Characterization of vanadium-based alloy by metallographic methods.
-Improvement of hydrogen permeability and resistance to hydrogen embrittlement.

Advantages

- Higher hydrogen permeability
- Less cost - Palladium is very costly.
- Lighter specific gravity - contributes lightweight of fuel cell.

Cross sections of V53-Ni