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

M. P. Brady, K. Weisbrod, I. Paulauskas, R. A. Buchanan, K. L. More, H. Wang, M. Wilson, F. Garzon, L. R. Walker

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Abstract

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 °C sulfuric acid and when used as a metallic bipolar plate in a 1000 h proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell test.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1017-1022
Number of pages6
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume50
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2004

Funding

The authors thank P.F. Tortorelli, D.F. Wilson, and I.G. Wright for helpful comments in reviewing this manuscript. Funding from the United States Department of Energy (US DOE) Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure program is gratefully acknowledged. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC for the US DOE under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Energy
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryDE-AC05-00OR22725

    Keywords

    • Coating
    • Corrosion
    • Electrical properties
    • Electrochemistry
    • Nitrides

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