- 섬유강화 복합재를 사용한 PEM 연료전지 분리판의 전기적.기계적 특성 평가
- ㆍ 저자명
- 이희섭,안성훈,전의식,안상열,안병기,Lee. Hee-Sub,Ahn. Sung-Hoon,Jeon. Ui-Sik,Ahn. Sang-Yeoul,Ahn. Byung-Ki
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 한국자동차공학회논문집
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2006년|14권 5호|pp.39-46 (8 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국자동차공학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
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The fuel cell is one of promising environment-friendly energy sources for the next generation. The bipolar plate is a major component of the PEM fuel cell stack, which takes a large portion of stack cost. In this study, as alternative materials for bipolar plate of PEM fuel cells, graphite composites were fabricated by compression molding. Graphite particles mixed with epoxy resin were used as the main substance to provide electric conductivity To achieve desired electrical properties, specimens made with different mixing ratio, processing pressure and temperature were tested. To increase mechanical strength, one or two layers of woven carbon fabric were added to the graphite and resin composite. Thus, the composite material was consisted of three phases: graphite particles, carbon fabric, and epoxy resin. By increasing mixing ratio of graphite, fabricated pressure and process temperature, the electric conductivity of the composite was improved. The results of tensile test showed that the tensile strength of the two-phase graphite composite was about 4MPa, and that of three-phase composite was increased to 57MPa. As surface properties, contact an91e and surface roughness were tested. Graphite composites showed contact angles higher than $90^{circ}$, which mean low surface energy. The average surface roughness of the composite specimens was $0.96{mu}m$.