Abstract
The microstructural evolution in two potential solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) sealing glass materials exposed to air and a gas mixture of steam + H 2 + N2 at 800 C up to 10000 h was determined. The glass exposures were performed on common SOFC substrates like alumina and zirconia. Characterization of the crystalline phases and pore size distribution was performed for the specimens with various exposure conditions. Comparison of the microstructural and chemical stability of the two glasses was performed based on known trends related to glass chemistry. It was observed that multicomponent glasses followed few rules for chemical and microstructural stability reported in the literature for glasses with fewer components. The two glasses examined in this study displayed adequate resistance to devitrification but marginal resistance to porosity changes in the SOFC environment exposure. The implications of the results for the design and long-term performance of SOFC seals are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5880-5898 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 17 |
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| State | Published - Sep 2013 |
Funding
Acknowledgements This research work was sponsored by the US Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, SECA Core Technology Program at ORNL. The authors are grateful for the support of NETL program managers Rin Burke, Wayne Surdoval, Travis Shultz and Shailesh Vora. The authors thank James Hemrick (ORNL) for reviewing the manuscript.
