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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1998
Masaki Kasashima, Fukui-ken, JP;
Noriaki Hamaya, Fukui-ken, JP;
Naofumi Shinya, Fukui-ken, JP;
Satoshi Shima, Fukui-ken, JP;
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a hydrogen absorbing alloy suitable for a negative electrode of an Ni--hydrogen storage battery effective at low temperature, more specifically, a R--Ni type of hydrogen absorbing alloy represented by a general formula RNi.sub.a Co.sub.b Al.sub.c M.sub.d, and with Mo content of 50 to 500 ppm wherein R expresses not less than 18 wt % Pr and one or more metals other than Pr, Ni, Co, Al and M, and M expresses one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Cu, and Mn, and a to d expresses positive numbers in the specified range Moreover, the above alloy further containing trace amounts of Mg, Ti, Pb, oxygen, carbon, and/or sulfur is provided.