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PURPOSE:To considerably enhance the rust and acid resistances of an inexpensive ferritic stainless steel by strictly regulating the S content of the steel and specifying the composition. CONSTITUTION:The composition of a ferritic stainless steel is composed of, by wt., =C%X8+0.2%) and the balance Fe with inevitable impurities. The C and N contents are restricted as low as possible from the viewpoint of the rust and acid resistances, and the upper limits are regulated as mentioned above in case of 10% Cr in relation to the Cr concn. As the S content is reduced, the acid resistance is enhanced remarkably, and the tendency to gather rust in an aqueous NaCl soln. is diminished, so the upper limit is regulated practically. In order to attain the low S content, basic slag or an additive such as Ca-Si or metallic Ca is used. When the Cu content is below the lower limit, rust and acid resistances are not provided. Below the lower limit value of Cr results in no corrosion resistance, and the ultra-low sulfurizing effect is lost in case of above the upper limit value of Cr. Below the lower limit value of Nb does not enhance the rust and acid resistances.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polymer electrolyte fuel cell capable of promptly running a coolant or the like without leaking it. SOLUTION: This polymer electrolyte fuel cell has this adhesive layer for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell characterized by containing 8-35 vol.% of conductive fine particle powder of which the average particle diameter is not larger than 25 μm, and in which 50 vol.% of all the particles have each a particle diameter not smaller than 5 μm; and is structured such that an intermediate plate 1-3 is sandwiched between, and brought into contact with an anode facing plate 1-1 and a cathode facing plate 1-2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means to recover deterioration of conductivity (IR loss increase) seen in a solid polymer fuel cell using a stainless steel separator. SOLUTION: Acid aqueous solution with pH 1-5 containing fluorine ions of 0.001 mass% (1 ppm) or more is filled in a fuel cell through a stainless steel separator. By this treatment, not only IR loss increase due to deposition of a corrosion product on the stainless steel separator decreases, but also suppression effect of the IR loss increase continues even after the treatment. The treatment can be implemented during the operation of the cell without stopping the power generation of the fuel cell. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the ununiformity of gas flow rate in a unit cell. SOLUTION: In a separator for a fuel cell equipped with two or more parallel passage group inverting gas flow direction and a passage inverting part (length L, width W), when the number of parallel grooves on the upstream side (downstream side) of a gas flow joining point is represented by N (M), the width of the groove by W 1 -W N (W' 1 -W' M ), the width of a crest by w 1 -w N (w' 1 -w' M-1 ), the length L and the width H satisfy the formula (wherein Re is Reynolds number of gas measured in a flow passage). COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:为了防止单元电池中气体流量的不均匀性。 解决方案:在具有两个或更多个平行通道组反转气体流动方向和通道翻转部分(长度L,宽度W)的燃料电池分离器中,当上游侧(下游侧) )由N(M)表示,沟槽的宽度为W -W N SB>(W' 1 SB > -W' M SB>),波峰的宽度为w <1> SB> -W N SB> -w' M-1 SB>),长度L和宽度H满足式(其中Re是在流路中测量的气体的雷诺数)。 版权所有(C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multilayer-clad stainless steel plate having an outer layer made of steel containing boron (B), which is optimal for a separator of a solid polymer type fuel cell. SOLUTION: (1) The multilayer-clad stainless steel plate for the separator of the solid polymer type fuel cell is formed by combining an inner layer made of stainless steel containing 0-0.3 mass% B, with the outer layer made of stainless steel containing 0.3-2.5 mass% B on one surface or both surfaces of the inner layer. (2) The method for manufacturing the multilayer-clad stainless steel plate for the separator of the solid polymer type fuel cell comprises the steps of: heating the above material for the clad steel plate to 1,000 to 1,200°C; rough-rolling it; subsequently hot-rolling it at a finishing temperature of 600°C or higher; and then cold-rolling it. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid polymer fuel cell with high cell characteristics even if stainless steel having relatively large contact resistance is used as a separator material. SOLUTION: This solid polymer fuel cell has an anode side separator and a cathode side separator both made of stainless steed, for constituting a unit cell, and the contact area of an anode with the separator and the contact area of a cathode with the separator are formed in a ratio of 0.3 to 0.7 when the anode area and the cathode area is specified as 1. A carbide base metal compound, a boride base metal compound both are conductive may be exposed to the surfaces of the separators made of stainless steel to reduce corrosion resistance.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To impart excellent welding high temp. cracking resistance and high temp. salt damage corrosion resistance to steel by allowing it to contain respectively specified ratios of elements and specifying Nf value and a forming index. SOLUTION: Austenitic stainless steel contg., by weight, 0.004 to 0.07% C, 2.5 to 4.5% Si, 0.05 to 2% Mn, 14 to 21% Cr, 9 to 16% Ni, 0.005 to 0.1% N, 0 to
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide ferritic stainless steel small in contact electric resistance and small in eluted metallic ions even in the case of being used in a solid state, particularly, in a separator environment of a solid high polymer type fuel cell without executing expensive surface treatment and to provide a solid high polymer type fuel cell provided with a separator composed of the stainless steel. SOLUTION: This ferritic stainless steel contains, by weight,
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce an austenitic stainless steel for current-carrying electric parts, minimal in contact electric resistance, and to provide a separator composed of the stainless steel, and a solid-electrolyte-type fuel cell having the separator. SOLUTION: The austenitic stainless steel has a composition containing, by weight, 0.015-0.2% C. 0.01-1.5% Si. 0.01-2.5% Mn, 17-30% Cr, 7-50% Ni, 0-3% Cu, 0-0.3% N, 0-7% Mo, and 0-0.2% Al and satisfying Cr+3Mo=17 to 50%, and further, the content of C precipitating as a Cr carbide and the total content of C in the steel satisfy inequality (content (wt.%) of C precipitating as Cr carbide)×100/(total C content (wt.%) in the steel-0.012%)>=85. A fuel cell 1 is provided with a separator 5 composed of the stainless steel.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use the subject steel as being pure not subjected to expensive gold plating and to allow it to exhibit excellent electric characteristics by preparing stainless steel contg. specified ratios of S, P, V, Ni, Cu, Cr, Mo and rare earth elements, and in which the prescribed total of Cr and Mo is controlled to a specified range. SOLUTION: Ferritic stainless steel for a separator having a compsn. contg., by weight,