Effect of chemical and heat treatment on the interfacial contact resistance and corrosion resistance of 446M ferritic stainless steel as a bipolar plate for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 9926-9935

  Kim, Kwang Min ^a   Park, Jin Ho ^a   Kim, Jong Hee ^b   Kim, Kyoo Young ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b POSCO   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bipolar plate; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Stainless steel; Surface modification; Surface topography

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; BIPOLAR PLATES; CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CHEMICAL-AND-HEAT TREATMENT; COMBINED TREATMENT; CORROSION PROBLEMS; COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; ELECTRON FLOW; FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL; INTERFACIAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; UNIT CELLS;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; CONTACT RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; FERRITE; FERRITIC STEEL; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TREATMENT; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 79960898993     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.091     Document Type: Article

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