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LEAD‐NICKEL GLASS OF CONTROLLED CHEMICAL DURABILITY FOR STORAGE BATTERY USE *
Author(s) -
Williams F. J.,
Orsino J. A.
Publication year - 1946
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1946.tb11604.x
Subject(s) - nickel , durability , electrolyte , battery (electricity) , materials science , silicate , metallurgy , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , electrode , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
A bstract The addition of small amounts of soluble nickel salts to the electrolyte of a storage battery markedly decreases the end‐of‐charge voltage. This effect, however, is fugitive and disappears in a few cycles. A lead‐nickel‐silicate glass was developed which, when incorporated in a battery, makes the effect on voltage permanent by continually supplying nickel ions to the electrolyte and also improves the cold capacity of the battery during its life. Current knowledge of the chemical durability of glass was used to advantage in the experimental work.