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  • Materials Science
  • Metallurgy
  • Sustainable Engineering

Background:

  • Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is surging, leading to significant end-of-life battery challenges.
  • Current EV battery recycling methods often result in contaminated materials, limiting reuse, especially for aluminum (Al).
  • Impure Al from battery scrap cannot be directly reused in new batteries due to contamination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an innovative recycling strategy for end-of-life EV batteries.
  • To transform contaminated battery-derived aluminum into a valuable resource.
  • To investigate the potential of using impure Al as an alloying element in Fe-based alloys.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an alternative recycling method for battery-derived aluminum.
  • Utilized Fe-based alloys with controlled Al levels.
  • Applied thermomechanical processing to create specific microstructures.
  • Conducted nanoscale characterization to analyze precipitates and impurity segregation.

Main Results:

  • Successfully neutralized impurity effects in Al by using it as a key alloying element in Fe-based alloys.
  • Achieved austenite/ferrite microstructures comparable to dual-phase (DP) and transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steels.
  • Identified localized B2 nanoprecipitates and impurity segregation influencing fracture behavior.
  • Demonstrated the formation of high-value alloys from contaminated battery scrap.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method offers a scalable and sustainable approach for EV battery recycling.
  • Contaminated battery-derived Al can be effectively utilized in advanced alloy development.
  • This recycling strategy transforms waste into a valuable resource, reducing environmental impact and conserving metal resources.