Degradation characteristics of elastomeric gasket materials in a simulated PEM fuel cell environment

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 785-792

  Tan, Jinzhu ^a,b   Chao, Y J ^b   Yang, Min ^b,c   Williams, C T ^b   Van Zee, J W ^b  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ATR FTIR; Degradation; Elastomeric gasket material; Fuel cell; Microindentation; XPS

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC ENVIRONMENTS; ATOMIC ADSORPTION SPECTROMETERS; ATR-FTIR; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; BEFORE AND AFTER; CHAIN SCISSIONS; CHEMICAL DEGRADATIONS; DEGRADATION CHARACTERISTICS; ELASTOMERIC GASKET MATERIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCES; FUEL CELL OPERATIONS; GASKET MATERIALS; MECHANICAL DEGRADATIONS; MICROINDENTATION; MICROINDENTATION TESTS; OPERATING LIVES; PEM FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; SAMPLE SURFACES; SILICONE MATERIALS; TEST RESULTS; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES; XPS;

ABS RESINS; ACIDS; ADSORPTION; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM; CAPILLARITY; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CROSSLINKING; CYTOLOGY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; GASKETS; HYDROGEN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LEACHING; MACHINERY; MAGNESIUM; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXYGEN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SILICON; SILICONES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SURFACE CHEMISTRY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SURFACES;

EID: 56149105558     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-008-9233-5     Document Type: Article

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