摘要:
A transition metal nitride obtained by nitriding a base material including an austenitic stainless steel having a Cr concentration of 25% or more includes a first layer (first nitrided layer) formed continuously on a base layer formed by the base material, having a stacked crystal structure of a nano-level including a nitride having a cubic crystal structure of M4N type, and a nitride having a hexagonal crystal structure of M2-3N type, and a second layer (second nitrided layer) formed continuously on the first layer, including a nitride having at least one kind of crystal structure out of hexagonal crystal structures of Cr2N, CrN, and M2-3N type, and a cubic crystal structure of M4N type, and being formed as a surface-nitriding-processed portion of the base material continuously in a depth direction from a surface of the base material.
摘要:
A transition metal nitride is obtained by a nitriding treatment of a surface of a base material including a transition metal or an alloy of the transition metal, and the transition metal nitride has a crystal structure of an M4N type and a crystal structure of an ε-M2˜3N type, and is formed over a whole area of the surface of the base material and continuously in a depth direction from the surface.
摘要:
A transition metal nitride comprises a first layer formed of a nitride of a stainless steel containing at least Fe and Cr and a second layer formed on the first layer and having an exposed surface. The second layer is formed of another nitride having contents of components that differ from those in the first layer. The first and second layers have a composition distribution in which a Cr concentration is continuously changed from the first layer to the second layer in a thickness direction of these layers, and the second layer has a nitride deposition protruding from a base portion of an exposed surface. A fuel cell separator comprises a base layer formed of a stainless steel containing at least Fe and Cr and a nitride layer formed of a transition metal nitride as described. Methods of forming transition metal nitrides and fuel cell separators are also included, as is a fuel cell vehicle including a fuel cell stack.
摘要:
A transition metal nitride comprises a first layer formed of a nitride of a steel containing at least Fe ad Cr and second layer formed on a first layer and having an exposed surface. The transition metal nitride has a composition distribution in which Cr concentration is continuously changed from the first layer to the second layer in a thickness direction of these layers. A fuel separator comprises a base layer formed of a stainless steel containing at least Fe and Cr and a nitride layer formed of a transition metal nitride as described. Methods of forming transition metal nitrides and fuel cell separators are also included, as is a fuel cell vehicle including a fuel cell stack.
摘要:
A fuel cell separator of the present invention includes: a base material which is made of transition metal or an alloy of transition metal and has a path for fuel or an oxidant; and a nitride layer which is provided from a surface of the base material towards an inside thereof, contacts a single cell of a fuel cell, and has a cubic crystal structure. The fuel cell separator has excellent corrosion resistance in a strong acid atmosphere and low contact resistance with a carbon paper that configures a gas diffusion layer.
摘要:
A transition metal nitride obtained by nitriding a base material including an austenitic stainless steel having a Cr concentration of 25% or more includes a first layer (first nitrided layer) formed continuously on a base layer formed by the base material, having a stacked crystal structure of a nano-level including a nitride having a cubic crystal structure of M4N type, and a nitride having a hexagonal crystal structure of M2-3N type, and a second layer (second nitrided layer) formed continuously on the first layer, including a nitride having at least one kind of crystal structure out of hexagonal crystal structures of Cr2N, CrN, and M2-3N type, and a cubic crystal structure of M4N type, and being formed as a surface-nitriding-processed portion of the base material continuously in a depth direction from a surface of the base material.
摘要:
A fuel cell separator (1) of the present invention has a base material (5) formed of titanium, and a nitride compound layer (6) composed of titanium and nitrogen and provided on a surface of the base material (5). In the fuel cell separator (1), the contact resistance which occurs between a gas diffusion layer and the separator (1) is low, the corrosion resistance is excellent, and the separator (1) can be manufactured at low cost.
摘要:
A fuel cell separator of the present invention includes a base material made of stainless steel, and a nitride compound layer provided on a surface of the base material. Further, a method of manufacturing the fuel cell separator includes a step of preparing the base material made of stainless steel; and a step of nitriding the surface of the base material at 590° C. or lower to form on the surface of the base material a nitride compound layer having a crystal structure where a nitrogen atom is located in an octahedral hole at a center of a unit cell of a face-centered cubic lattice formed of at least one or more kinds of metal atoms selected from iron, chromium, nickel and molybdenum. The fuel cell separator has low contact resistance produced between the separator and an electrode, excellent corrosion resistance.
摘要:
A transition metal nitride is obtained by a nitriding treatment of a surface of a base material including a transition metal or an alloy of the transition metal, and the transition metal nitride has a crystal structure of an M4N type and a crystal structure of an ε-M2˜3N type, and is formed over a whole area of the surface of the base material and continuously in a depth direction from the surface.
摘要:
A fuel cell separator (1) of the present invention has a base material (5) formed of titanium, and a nitride compound layer (6) composed of titanium and nitrogen and provided on a surface of the base material (5). In the fuel cell separator (1), the contact resistance which occurs between a gas diffusion layer and the separator (1) is low, the corrosion resistance is excellent, and the separator (1) can be manufactured at low cost.