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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

An Investigation on the Potential of Utilizing Aluminum Alloys in the Production and Storage of Hydrogen Gas.

Reham Reda, Amir Ashraf, Islam Magdy, Mohamed Ragab, Nada Eldabaa, Manar Abo Elmagd, Mohamed Abdelhafiz, Osama El-Banna, Amr Fouad, Hayam A Aly and 4 more

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Reham RedaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43221, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0526-1210
Amir AshrafDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43221, Egypt.
Islam MagdyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43221, Egypt.
Mohamed RagabDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43221, Egypt.
Nada EldabaaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43221, Egypt.
Manar Abo ElmagdDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43221, Egypt.
Mohamed AbdelhafizDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43221, Egypt.
Osama El-BannaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43221, Egypt.
Amr FouadDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43221, Egypt.
Hayam A AlyCentral Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), P.O. Box 87, Helwan 11421, Egypt.
Mehdi TlijaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2661-5102
Ahmed T SolimanDepartment of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed ElsayedAdvanced Forming Research Centre, Strathclyde University, Renfrew, Glasgow PA4 9LJ, UK.
Yousef G Y ElshaghoulDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, Suez P.O. Box 43221, Egypt.

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King Saud University RSPD2024R685
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Abstract

The interest in hydrogen is rapidly expanding because of rising greenhouse gas emissions and the depletion of fossil resources. The current work focuses on employing affordable Al alloys for hydrogen production and storage to identify the most efficient alloy that performs best in each situation. In the first part of this work, hydrogen was generated from water electrolysis. The Al alloys that are being examined as electrodes in a water electrolyzer are 1050-T0, 5052-T0, 6061-T0, 6061-T6, 7075-T0, 7075-T6, and 7075-T7. The flow rate of hydrogen produced, energy consumption, and electrolyzer efficiency were measured at a constant voltage of 9 volts to identify the Al alloy that produces a greater hydrogen flow rate at higher process efficiency. The influence of the electrode surface area and water electrolysis temperature were also studied. The second part of this study examines these Al alloys' resistance to hydrogen embrittlement for applications involving compressed hydrogen gas storage, whether they are utilized as the primary vessel in Type 1 pressure vessels or as liners in Type 2 or Type 3 pressure vessels. Al alloys underwent electrochemical charging by hydrogen and Charpy impact testing, after which a scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to investigate the fracture surfaces of both uncharged and H-charged specimens. The structural constituents of the studied alloys were examined using X-ray diffraction analysis and were correlated to the alloys' performance. Sensitivity analysis revealed that the water electrolysis temperature, electrode surface area, and electrode material type ranked from the highest to lowest in terms of their influence on improving the efficiency of the hydrogen production process. The 6061-T0 Al alloy demonstrated the best performance in both hydrogen production and storage applications at a reasonable material cost.

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aluminum alloyselectrode surface areaheat treatmenthydrogen productionhydrogen storage and embrittlementwater electrolysis temperature

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