Material selection windows for hybrid carbons/poly(phenylene sulfide) composite for bipolar plates of fuel cell

Polymer Testing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 537-545

  Kim, Nam Hoon ^a   Kuila, Tapas ^a   Kim, Kwang Mo ^a   Nahm, Seung Hoon ^b   Lee, Joong Hee ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon filler; Composites; Electrical conductivity; Flexural strength; Hydrophobicity; Poly(phenylene sulfide)

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; CARBON FILLERS; CONDUCTING FILLERS; DIFFERENT SIZES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LINEAR INTERPOLATION; MATERIAL SELECTION; MATERIALS SELECTION; PARTICULATE FILLERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS; POLY(PHENYLENE SULFIDE); POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON BLACK; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FUEL CELLS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MASS; STAINLESS STEEL;

FILLERS;

BEND STRENGTH; CARBON BLACK; COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION MOLDING; CONDUCTIVITY; FILLERS; FUEL CELLS; POLYPHENOLS; STAINLESS STEEL; SULFIDES; WATER REPELLENCE;

EID: 84862817692     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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