Hygrothermal characterization of the viscoelastic properties of Gore-Select® 57 proton exchange membrane

Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-236

  Patankar, Kshitish A ^a   Dillard, David A ^a   Case, Scott W ^a   Ellis, Michael W ^b   Lai, Yeh Hung ^c   Budinski, Michael K ^c   Gittleman, Craig S ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical analyzer; Fuel cell; Gore Select 57; Hygrothermal stresses; Mechanical durability; Polymer electrolyte membranes; Proton exchange membranes; Stress relaxation; Viscoelastic characterization

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; RELIABILITY; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

CONSTITUTIVE PROPERTIES; CYCLIC TEMPERATURES; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYZER; FUEL CELL; HYGROTHERMAL; HYGROTHERMAL STRESSES; MECHANICAL DURABILITY; MECHANICAL INTEGRITY; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPERATING ENVIRONMENT; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; STRESS RELAXATION; TENSILE STRESS RELAXATION; VISCO-ELASTIC PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERIZATION;

STRESSES;

EID: 49749086873     PISSN: 13852000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11043-008-9059-4     Document Type: Article

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