Abstract
Corrosion behavior of nickel hydride is studied in alkaline, neutral, and weakly acidic oxygen-containing solutions by compensating oxygen consumed in corrosion and spectrophotometric analysis of solution for nickel. It is shown that in the course of nickel hydride corrosion in alkaline solutions, oxygen is consumed solely in its interaction with hydrogen formed at hydride decomposition, while nickel remains at the surface. It is concluded that, in a pH range from 7 to 14, hydrogen oxidation is limited by its solid-phase diffusion, whereas the rate of nickel hydride decomposition is pH-independent. The difference in the corrosion behavior of the original alloy and its hydride is attributed to the fact that the original alloy evolves copper ions, whereas the hydride evolves hydrogen.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
