Premium
Corrosion Behaviour of Stainless Steel Plates in PEMFC Working Conditions
Author(s) -
Agneaux A.,
Plouzennec M. H.,
Antoni L.,
Granier J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
fuel cells
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1615-6854
pISSN - 1615-6846
DOI - 10.1002/fuce.200500100
Subject(s) - cathodic protection , materials science , anode , proton exchange membrane fuel cell , corrosion , electrochemistry , metallurgy , fuel cells , chemical engineering , electrode , chemistry , engineering
Stainless steels commonly used as bipolar plates in PEMFC may corrode and produce metallic ions in anodic and cathodic media. In order to avoid or to limit as low as possible these pollutions, which reduce the fuel cell efficiency, studies are performed to understand occurring phenomena. The characterizations of the different stainless steels behaviour are obtained by means of electrochemical techniques in synthetic solutions representative of anodic and cathodic media.