Corrosion behaviour and characteristics of reforming chromized coatings on SS 420 steel in the simulated environment of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Corrosion Science

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3599-3608

  Wen, Tse Min ^a   Hou, Kung Hsu ^a   Bai, Ching Yuan ^a,b   Ger, Ming Der ^a   Chien, Po Hsiu ^a   Lee, Shuo Jen ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A. Stainless steel; B. EPMA; B. XPS; B. XRD; C. Acid corrosion

Indexed keywords

A. STAINLESS STEEL; B. XPS; C. ACID CORROSION; EPMA; XRD;

ACIDS; COATINGS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 77956264615     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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