• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.451-465
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• 2021

In this investigation, electrochemical characteristics and damage behavior of 316L stainless steel polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell(PEMFC) were analyzed by potentiodynamic and potentiostatic tests in cathode operating condition of PEMFC. As the result of potentiodynamic polarization test, range of passive region was larger than range of active region. In the result of potentiostatic test, damage depth and width, pit volume, and surface roughness were increased 1.57, 1.27, 2.48, and 1.34 times, respectively, at 1.2 V compared to 0.6 V at 24 hours. Also, as a result of linear regression analysis of damage depth and width graph, trend lines of damage depth and width according to applied potentials were 16.6 and 14.3 times larger, respectively. This demonstrated that applied potential had a greater effect on pitting damage depth of 316L stainless steel. The damage tendency values were 0.329 at 6 hours and 0.633 at 24 hours with applied potentials, representing rapid growth in depth direction according to the test times and applied potentials. Scanning electron microscopy images revealed that surface of specimen exhibited clear pitting damage with test times and applied potentials, which was thought to be because a stable oxide film was formed by Cr and Mo.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.32-33
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• 2014

수소자동차용 연료전지의 중요 핵심부품 중 하나인 금속분리판의 경우 표면 처리 및 코팅기법을 이용해 전기적 고전도 특성과 화학적 내부식 특성을 확보하는 것이 관건이다. 본 연구내용은 향후 상용화를 목적으로 지금까지 진행해 온 금속분리판을 위한 건식 진공 표면처리 및 코팅기술 개발 현황에 대한 것이다. 생산비용의 저가화와 대량생산 가능성을 고려하여 고속의 연속 전처리법 및 진공증착법을 기본 공정으로 선정하고, 고전도/내부식성 증착물질 선택에도 귀금속을 배제하는 등의 기본 전제와 연구 결과를 소개한다. 기 확보된 기술에 의한 접촉저항 및 내부식 특성은 미국 DOE의 2017년 목표치를 만족하는 결과를 보였다.