Comparison of compression molding and selective laser sintering processes in the development of composite bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

23rd Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 226-237

  Taghipour, Ehsan ^a   Leu, Ming C ^a   Guo, Nannan ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar plates; Graphite carbon polymer composite compression molding; Selective laser sintering

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPOXY RESINS; FABRICATION; GRAPHITE; LASER HEATING; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

BIPOLAR PLATES; COMPOSITE BIPOLAR PLATE; COMPOSITE PLATES; CONSTITUTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PRODUCTION METHODS; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 84898468182     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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