JPH06150965A - Battery jar for sodium-sulfur battery - Google Patents

Battery jar for sodium-sulfur battery

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Publication number
JPH06150965A
JPH06150965A JP4321316A JP32131692A JPH06150965A JP H06150965 A JPH06150965 A JP H06150965A JP 4321316 A JP4321316 A JP 4321316A JP 32131692 A JP32131692 A JP 32131692A JP H06150965 A JPH06150965 A JP H06150965A
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Prior art keywords
sodium
battery
iron
battery case
sulfur
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Inventor
Teki Chiyou
荻 張
Eiichi Nomura
栄一 野村
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Yuasa Corp
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Yuasa Corp
Yuasa Battery Corp
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/10Primary casings; Jackets or wrappings
    • H01M50/116Primary casings; Jackets or wrappings characterised by the material
    • H01M50/117Inorganic material
    • H01M50/119Metals
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/10Primary casings; Jackets or wrappings
    • H01M50/116Primary casings; Jackets or wrappings characterised by the material
    • H01M50/124Primary casings; Jackets or wrappings characterised by the material having a layered structure
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10Energy storage using batteries

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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
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  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Other Surface Treatments For Metallic Materials (AREA)
  • Sealing Battery Cases Or Jackets (AREA)
  • Secondary Cells (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a battery jar for a sodium-sulfur battery having high corrosion resistance against sodium polysulfide. CONSTITUTION:The battery jar of a sodium-sulfur battery having a sealed positive electrode chamber is made of iron containing one kind of metal selected from at least niobium and zirconium an also containing carbon of 0.05% or less and titanium of 0.05 to 0.5% and a chromium-iron alloy layer is formed on the surface of the iron by chromizing process. The life of the sodium-sulfur battery can be prolonged.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明はナトリウム−硫黄電池の
電槽に関するもので、さらに詳しく言えば、その陽極活
物質に対する耐腐食性の向上に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery cell of a sodium-sulfur battery, and more particularly to improvement of corrosion resistance of the anode active material.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】ナトリウムイオン伝導性の固体電解質管
の外部に陽極室を、内部に陰極室を形成してなるナトリ
ウム−硫黄電池には、陰極室を密閉する陰極蓋と陽極室
を密閉する電槽とが用いられている。
2. Description of the Related Art A sodium-sulfur battery in which a sodium ion conductive solid electrolyte tube is provided with an anode chamber outside and a cathode chamber inside is provided with an electrode for sealing a cathode lid and an anode chamber. Tanks and are used.

【0003】そして、前記電槽には、陽極活物質として
の硫黄や放電によって生成する多硫化ナトリウムに対す
る耐腐食性を有し、陽極集電体として作用しうる電導性
を有したものが用いられる。
As the battery case, a battery having corrosion resistance against sulfur as an anode active material and sodium polysulfide generated by discharge and having conductivity capable of acting as an anode current collector is used. .

【0004】上記した条件を満足する材料としては、炭
素鋼またはステンレスを母材として表面にクロムを熱拡
散させてクロム−鉄合金相を形成したもの、すなわちク
ロマイズ加工したものが知られている。
As a material satisfying the above-mentioned conditions, there is known a material in which carbon steel or stainless is used as a base material and chromium is thermally diffused on the surface to form a chromium-iron alloy phase, that is, a material subjected to chromizing.

【0005】[0005]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】上記した材料では、ク
ロム−鉄合金層の外側に、母材に含まれている炭素とク
ロムとが反応することによってCr236 やCr7 3
のようなクロム炭化物を生成し、このクロム炭化物層に
よって母材へのクロムの拡散が妨げられ、陽極活物質に
対して耐腐食性を有するクロム−鉄合金層を厚くするこ
とができないという問題があった。
In the above-mentioned materials, the carbon contained in the base material reacts with chromium on the outside of the chromium-iron alloy layer, so that Cr 23 C 6 or Cr 7 C 3 is produced.
However, there is a problem in that the chromium-carbide layer prevents the diffusion of chromium into the base material by the chromium-carbide layer, and the chromium-iron alloy layer having corrosion resistance to the anode active material cannot be thickened. there were.

【0006】[0006]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記課題を解決するた
め、本発明は、ナトリウムイオン伝導性の固体電解質管
の内部に陰極室を、外部に陽極室を形成し、前記陰極室
を陰極蓋で密閉するとともに、前記陽極室を電槽で密閉
してなるナトリウム−硫黄電池の電槽において、前記電
槽が0.05%以下の炭素と0.05〜0.5%のチタ
ンとを含有する鉄からなり、この鉄の表面にクロマイズ
加工によってクロム−鉄合金の単一層が形成されてなる
ことを特徴とするものである。
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention forms a cathode chamber inside a sodium ion conductive solid electrolyte tube and an anode chamber outside and uses the cathode chamber as a cathode lid. In a battery case of a sodium-sulfur battery which is hermetically closed and the anode chamber is closed by a battery case, the battery case contains 0.05% or less of carbon and 0.05 to 0.5% of titanium. It is characterized in that it is made of iron, and a single layer of a chromium-iron alloy is formed on the surface of this iron by chromizing.

【0007】[0007]

【作 用】従って、本発明は、炭素原子の半径rc に対
してチタン原子、ニオブ原子、ジルコニウム原子の半径
Ti,rNb,rZr が0.59未満であるため、炭素原
子がチタン原子、ニオブ原子、ジルコニウム原子の結晶
格子間に侵入して優先的に安定性の高いTiC,Nb
C,ZrCのような侵入型炭化物が多数形成されてクロ
ム炭化物の形成が抑制される。
[Operation] Therefore, according to the present invention, since the radius r Ti , r Nb , and r Zr of the titanium atom, niobium atom, and zirconium atom is less than 0.59 with respect to the radius r c of the carbon atom, the carbon atom is titanium. TiC and Nb, which have high stability by penetrating between crystal lattices of atoms, niobium atoms, and zirconium atoms
A large number of interstitial carbides such as C and ZrC are formed to suppress the formation of chromium carbide.

【0008】[0008]

【実施例】本発明の電槽用材料として、炭素の含有率が
0.05%以下の鉄A、同0.08%の鉄B、同0.1
%の鉄Cを準備し、鉄Aにはニオブを0.5%、ジルコ
ニウムを0.5%含有させるとともに、チタンを0%,
0.03%,0.05%,0.1%,0.5%含有させ
てから、重量比で10〜60%のクロム粉末、0.5〜
2.0%の塩化アンモニウム粉末および50〜80%の
アルミナ粉末とともに鉄箱内に封入し、約950℃の水
素雰囲気中で数時間加熱することによってクロマイズ加
工を行った後、X線と光学顕微鏡とで組織を調査したと
ころ、表1のような結果が得られた。
EXAMPLE As the battery material of the present invention, iron A having a carbon content of 0.05% or less, iron B having a carbon content of 0.08%, and iron B having a carbon content of 0.1%
% Iron C is prepared, and iron A contains 0.5% niobium and 0.5% zirconium, and 0% titanium.
0.03%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.5%, and then 10 to 60% by weight of chromium powder, 0.5 to
After enclosing it in an iron box together with 2.0% ammonium chloride powder and 50-80% alumina powder, and heating it in a hydrogen atmosphere at about 950 ° C. for several hours to perform chromization, X-ray and an optical microscope were used. When the organization was investigated with and, the results shown in Table 1 were obtained.

【0009】[0009]

【表1】 [Table 1]

【0010】表1から、本発明の電槽用材料としては、
炭素の含有率が0.05%以下、チタンの含有率が0.
05〜0.5%であり、かつ少なくともニオブ、ジルコ
ニウムから選択された一種の金属を含有する鉄を用いれ
ばよいことがわかる。
From Table 1, as the battery case material of the present invention,
The carbon content is 0.05% or less, and the titanium content is 0.
It is understood that iron having a content of 05 to 0.5% and containing at least one metal selected from niobium and zirconium may be used.

【0011】また、本発明の電槽用材料としては、炭素
の含有率が0.05%以下、チタンの含有率が0.05
〜0.5%であっても、ほぼ同様の効果が得られること
がわかった。
The battery case material of the present invention has a carbon content of 0.05% or less and a titanium content of 0.05%.
It was found that almost the same effect can be obtained even when the content is up to 0.5%.

【0012】上記実施例ではチタンの含有率が0.05
〜0.5%であればよいとしたが、ニオブ、ジルコニウ
ムについても含有率を0.05〜1%とし、総添加量を
1%程度にして金属間化合物の生成を抑制し、材料の延
性、強度を確保する必要があることは言うまでもない。
In the above embodiment, the titanium content is 0.05.
.About.0.5%, but niobium and zirconium have a content of 0.05 to 1% and a total addition amount of about 1% to suppress the formation of intermetallic compounds and to reduce the ductility of the material. Needless to say, it is necessary to secure strength.

【0013】次に、上記のようにクロマイズ加工した電
槽用材料のうち、チタンを0.05%含有する鉄A、鉄
B、鉄Cを最も腐食性の強い多硫化ナトリウムNa2
3 が封入されたパイレックスガラス容器内に入れて35
0℃に加熱し、一定期間ごとにその重量の減少割合を調
査し、結果を図1に示す。
Next, among the battery case materials that have been chromized as described above, iron A, iron B, and iron C containing 0.05% titanium are the most corrosive sodium polysulfide Na 2 S.
Put it in a Pyrex glass container containing 3 and put it in 35
It was heated to 0 ° C., and the weight reduction rate was investigated at regular intervals, and the results are shown in FIG.

【0014】図1から、チタンを0.05%含有する鉄
Aは重量の減少割合が最も小さく、多硫化ナトリウムN
2 3 に対して耐腐食性が高いことがわかる。このこ
とから、前記鉄Aはナトリウム−硫黄電池の電槽に用い
るのに適していることがわかる。
From FIG. 1, iron A containing 0.05% of titanium has the smallest weight reduction ratio, and sodium polysulfide N
It can be seen that the corrosion resistance is high with respect to a 2 S 3 . From this, it is understood that the iron A is suitable for use in the battery case of the sodium-sulfur battery.

【0015】[0015]

【発明の効果】上記したとおりであるから、本発明のナ
トリウム−硫黄電池の電槽は多硫化ナトリウムに対する
耐腐食性が高いので、ナトリウム−硫黄電池の長寿命化
を図ることができる。
As described above, since the battery case of the sodium-sulfur battery of the present invention has high corrosion resistance to sodium polysulfide, the life of the sodium-sulfur battery can be extended.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明のナトリウム−硫黄電池の電槽に用いる
鉄と従来のナトリウム−硫黄電池の電槽に用いる鉄との
多硫化ナトリウムに対する耐腐食性を調査した結果を示
す図である。
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the results of an examination of the corrosion resistance of iron used in the battery case of the sodium-sulfur battery of the present invention and iron used in the battery case of the conventional sodium-sulfur battery to sodium polysulfide.

Claims (3)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 ナトリウムイオン伝導性の固体電解質管
の内部に陰極室を、外部に陽極室を形成し、前記陰極室
を陰極蓋で密閉するとともに、前記陽極室を電槽で密閉
してなるナトリウム−硫黄電池の電槽において、前記電
槽が0.05%以下の炭素と0.05〜0.5%のチタ
ンとを含有する鉄からなり、この鉄の表面にクロマイズ
加工によってクロム−鉄合金相の単一層が形成されてな
ることを特徴とするナトリウム−硫黄電池の電槽。
1. A sodium ion conductive solid electrolyte tube is provided with a cathode chamber inside and an anode chamber outside, the cathode chamber is sealed with a cathode lid, and the anode chamber is sealed with a battery case. In a battery case of a sodium-sulfur battery, the battery case is made of iron containing 0.05% or less of carbon and 0.05 to 0.5% of titanium, and the surface of the iron is chromium-iron by chromizing. A battery case for a sodium-sulfur battery, characterized in that a single layer of an alloy phase is formed.
【請求項2】 ナトリウムイオン伝導性の固体電解質管
の内部に陰極室を、外部に陽極室を形成し、前記陰極室
を陰極蓋で密閉するとともに、前記陽極室を電槽で密閉
してなるナトリウム−硫黄電池の電槽において、前記電
槽が0.05%以下の炭素と0.05〜0.5%のチタ
ンとを含有し、かつ少なくともニオブ、ジルコニウムか
ら選択された一種の金属を含有する鉄からなり、この鉄
の表面表面にクロマイズ加工によってクロム−鉄合金相
の単一層が形成されてなることを特徴とするナトリウム
−硫黄電池の電槽。
2. A sodium ion conductive solid electrolyte tube is provided with a cathode chamber inside and an anode chamber outside, the cathode chamber is sealed with a cathode lid, and the anode chamber is sealed with a battery case. In a battery case of a sodium-sulfur battery, the battery case contains 0.05% or less of carbon and 0.05 to 0.5% of titanium, and contains at least one kind of metal selected from niobium and zirconium. A battery case for a sodium-sulfur battery, characterized in that a single layer of a chromium-iron alloy phase is formed on the surface of the iron by chromizing.
【請求項3】 ニオブ、ジルコニウムの含有率は、0.
05〜1%であることを特徴とする請求項第2項記載の
ナトリウム−硫黄電池の電槽。
3. The content of niobium and zirconium is 0.
The battery case of a sodium-sulfur battery according to claim 2, characterized in that it is from 0 to 1%.
JP4321316A 1992-11-04 1992-11-04 Battery jar for sodium-sulfur battery Pending JPH06150965A (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR100730262B1 (en) * 2004-09-30 2007-06-20 산요덴키가부시키가이샤 Latch clock generation circuit and serial-parallel conversion circuit

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