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Chemistry in Industry : Journal of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Croatia, Vol. 69 No. 7-8, 2020.

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https://doi.org/10.15255/KUI.2020.001

Elaboration and Mechanical-Electrochemical Characterisation of Open Cell Antimonial-lead Foams Made by the “Excess Salt Replication Method” for Eventual Applications in Lead-acid Batteries Manufacturing

Amel Hind Hassein-Bey ; Laboratory of Biomaterials and Transport Phenomena (LBMTP), University Yahia Fares, Médéa, 26 000, Algeria
Abd-Elmouneïm Belhadj orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-6072-9288 ; Laboratory of Biomaterials and Transport Phenomena (LBMTP), University Yahia Fares, Médéa, 26 000, Algeria
Adinel Gavrus orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-5444-0445 ; Laboratory of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (LGCGM – EA3913), National Institut of Applied Sciences of Rennes – INSA Rennes, France
Salam Abudura orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-0816-876X ; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University Yahia Fares, Médéa, 26 000, Algeria

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Abstract

In this study, open cell 25 % antimony-lead alloy foams are fabricated for possible use to lighten thick plates of lead-acid batteries. A new inexpensive and simple variant of the salt replication process is developed and explored. Different morphology and shapes have been successfully obtained with “excess salt replication” method (abbreviated as ESR method). Best porosity of about 68 % is obtained with salt particles size of about 3 mm. SEM and EDXS investigation of the composite salt/antimony alloy before NaCl leaching revealed the presence of the lead oxides microfilm coating cell walls and becoming lead carbonates after salt removal. Uniaxial compressive behaviour of the resulting cellular materials is studied for foams with porosities between 45 % and 70 %, and salt grain size ranging between 2.5 and 5 mm. A higher plateau stress is reached compared to the results obtained in the literature working on the aluminium foams. The reproducibility of the process is proved along samples.




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Keywords

open cell foam; replication process; porosity; lead-acid batteries; stress-strain; SEM images; acid battery; conductivity

Hrčak ID:

240257

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/240257

Publication date:

1.7.2020.

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