Fabrication of electrically conductive, fluid impermeable Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) graphite bipolar plates by indirect Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)

19th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, SFF 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 186-193

  Alayavalli, Kaushik ^a   Bourell, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIZATION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHITE; LASER HEATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESINS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; GRAPHITE BIPOLAR PLATES; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MACHINING COSTS; PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 84856283491     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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