caa a22 4500 475814606 CHVBK 20180406123806.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1003831406406 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1003831406406 Bipolar plate materials for solid polymer fuel cells [Elektronische Daten] [D.P. Davies, P.L. Adcock, M. Turpin, S.J. Rowen] The interfacial ohmic losses between the bipolar plate and the MEA can significantly reduce the overall power output from a SPFC. For graphitic bipolar plate materials, these losses are insignificant relative to stainless steel, where the existence of a passive film on the surface greatly reduces electrical conductivity. In this paper we have evaluated different bipolar plate materials, and present long-term fuel cell data for Poco® graphite, titanium, 316 and 310 stainless steel. The properties of the passive film on the surface of 316 and 310 stainless steel are markedly different. Although both were adequately corrosion resistant in a fuel cell environment, 310 tended to produce higher fuel cell performance and like 316, no degradation was observed after 1400 h testing. Analysis of the passive film indicated that this increased performance was related to the decreased thickness of the oxide film. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 bipolar plate nationallicence passive film nationallicence solid polymer fuel cell nationallicence stainless steel nationallicence Davies D.P. Fuel Cell Research Group, Department of AAETS, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, Leicestershire, Great Britain aut Adcock P.L. Fuel Cell Research Group, Department of AAETS, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, Leicestershire, Great Britain aut Turpin M. Fuel Cell Research Group, Department of AAETS, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, Leicestershire, Great Britain aut Rowen S.J. Fuel Cell Research Group, Department of AAETS, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, Leicestershire, Great Britain aut Journal of Applied Electrochemistry Kluwer Academic Publishers 30/1(2000-01-01), 101-105 0021-891X 30:1<101 2000 30 10800 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003831406406 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003831406406 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Davies D.P. Fuel Cell Research Group, Department of AAETS, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, Leicestershire, Great Britain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Adcock P.L. Fuel Cell Research Group, Department of AAETS, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, Leicestershire, Great Britain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Turpin M. Fuel Cell Research Group, Department of AAETS, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, Leicestershire, Great Britain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rowen S.J. Fuel Cell Research Group, Department of AAETS, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, Leicestershire, Great Britain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Applied Electrochemistry Kluwer Academic Publishers 30/1(2000-01-01), 101-105 0021-891X 30:1<101 2000 30 10800 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer