Preferential thermal nitridation to form pin-hole free Cr-nitrides to protect proton exchange membrane fuel cell metallic bipolar plates

被引:171
作者
Brady, MP
Weisbrod, K
Paulauskas, I
Buchanan, RA
More, KL
Wang, H
Wilson, M
Garzon, F
Walker, LR
机构
[1] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
[2] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[3] Univ Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[4] Natl Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO 80401 USA
关键词
nitrides; corrosion; electrical properties; electrochemistry; coating;
D O I
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2003.12.028
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Preferential thermal nitridation was used to form a pin-hole defect free CrN/Cr2N surface on a model Ni-Cr alloy. Excellent corrosion resistance and negligible contact resistance increase was observed over a 4100 h exposure in 80 degreesC sulfuric acid and when used as a metallic bipolar plate in a 1000 h proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell test. (C) 2003 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1017 / 1022
页数:6
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