An experimental investigation of humidity and temperature effects on the mechanical properties of perfluorosulfonic acid membrane

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 425, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 297-304

  Tang, Yaliang ^a   Karlsson, Anette M ^a   Santare, Michael H ^a   Gilbert, Michael ^a   Cleghorn, Simon ^b   Johnson, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Gore Fuel Cell Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Nafion

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BREAK STRAIN; BREAK STRESS; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID (PFSA) MEMBRANE; PROPORTIONAL LIMIT STRESS;

SULFURIC ACID;

ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN; STRESSES; SULFURIC ACID; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33744542045     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2006.03.055     Document Type: Article

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