Corrosion behaviors and contact resistances of the low-carbon steel bipolar plate with a chromized coating containing carbides and nitrides

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6778-6789

  Bai, Ching Yuan ^a   Ger, Ming Der ^a   Wu, Min Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bipolar plates; Electrical discharge machining; Interfacial contact resistance; Low carbon steel; Pack chromization; Potentiodynamic polarization

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; INTERFACIAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; LOW-CARBON STEEL; PACK CHROMIZATION;

CARBIDES; CARBON STEEL; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHROMIUM; CONTACT RESISTANCE; CORROSION; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MICROMACHINING; NITRIDES; POLARIZATION; POTENTIODYNAMIC POLARIZATION;

CARBON NITRIDE;

EID: 68949175491     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.103     Document Type: Article

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