Compositionally graded metallic plates for planar solid oxide fuel cells
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B22F-00300
출원번호
US-0167832
(2002-06-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Krumpelt, Michael
Cruse, Terry Alan
Carter, John David
Routbort, Jules L.
Kumar, Romesh
출원인 / 주소
The University of Chicago
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초록▼
A method for preparing compositionally graded metallic plates and compositionally graded metallic plates suitable for use as interconnects for solid oxide fuel cells are provided. The method of the invention, utilizing powder metallurgy, enables making metallic plates of generally any desired compos
A method for preparing compositionally graded metallic plates and compositionally graded metallic plates suitable for use as interconnects for solid oxide fuel cells are provided. The method of the invention, utilizing powder metallurgy, enables making metallic plates of generally any desired composition to meet the corrosion requirements of fuel cells and other applications, and enables making metallic plates of graded composition from one surface of the plate to the other. A powder of the desired alloy composition is obtained, then solvents, dispersants, a plasticizer and an organic binder are added to form a slip. The slip is then formed into a layer on a desired substrate that can be flat or textured. Once dried, the layer is removed from the substrate and the binder is burned out. The layer is sintered in a reducing atmosphere at a set temperature for a predefined duration specific to the materials used and the desired final properties.
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1. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates comprising the steps of:obtaining a powder of a predefined composition, adding solvents, dispersants, a plasticizer and an organic binder to said powder to form a slip; forming said slip into a layer on a substrate; forming an additional layer direct
1. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates comprising the steps of:obtaining a powder of a predefined composition, adding solvents, dispersants, a plasticizer and an organic binder to said powder to form a slip; forming said slip into a layer on a substrate; forming an additional layer directly on said layer and forming a plurality of additional layers directly on previous layers to provide a multiple layer graded stack in a defined order; heating said multiple layer graded stack to a predefined temperature for burning out said binder; and sintering said layer in a reducing atmosphere at a set temperature for a predefined duration. 2. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates as recited in claim 1 wherein said substrate is a selected one of a flat substrate or a textured substrate.3. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates as recited in claim 2 wherein said textured substrate is used to produce a structured layer.4. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of forming an additional layer directly on said layer and forming a plurality of additional layers directly on previous layers includes the steps of stacking a plurality of separately formed green layers in a defined order.5. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates comprising the steps of:obtaining a powder of a predefined composition, adding solvents, dispersants, a plasticizer and an organic binder to said powder to form a slip; forming said slip into a layer on a substrate; stacking a plurality of separately formed green layers in a defined order on said layer on said substrate to provide a multiple layer stack; each said plurality of separately formed green layers has a predefined composition to provide surface layers and interior bulk layers of different properties; heating said multiple layer stack to a predefined temperature for burning out said binder; and sintering said layer in a reducing atmosphere at a set temperature for a predefined duration. 6. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates as recited in claim 5 further includes the steps of warm pressing the stack multiple layers between dies, said dies arranged to provide a predefined shape, and heating to a plastic deformation range of a selected binder, heating and pressing to produce cross-linking with the binder to lock a desired shape.7. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates as recited in claim 4 further includes the steps of warm pressing the stack of multiple layers between dies, said dies arranged to provide a predefined shape, and heating to a plastic deformation range of a selected binder, heating and pressing to produce cross-linking with the binders of the stack of multiple layers to lock a desired shape.8. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates comprising the steps of:obtaining a powder of a predefined composition, adding solvents, dispersants, a plasticizer and an organic binder to said powder to form a slip; forming said slip into a layer on a substrate; removing said layer from the substrate and burning out said binder; sintering said layer in a reducing atmosphere at a set temperature for a predefined duration; and forming a stack of multiple separately formed layers in a desired order to produce a metallic, functionally graded bipolar plate for solid oxide fuel cell applications; said metallic, functionally graded bipolar plate being corrosion resistant both fuel and air environments at set high temperatures and having high electrical conductivity. 9. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates as recited in claim 8 wherein the step of obtaining a powder of said predefined composition includes the step of obtaining a powder of a composition of at least one metal and selected materials of oxides, borides, carbides, carbonitrides, silicides, sulfides, nitrides, and intermetallics.10. A method of making metal or metal alloy plates as recited in claim 8 wherein the step of forming said stack of multiple separately formed layers in a desired order to produce a metallic, functionally graded bipolar plate for solid oxide fuel cell applications includes the steps of forming surface layers of said plate of an alloy composition including 25 wt % chromium, 1 wt % lanthanum, 0.63% yttrium, 0.31 wt % strontium, and balance wt % iron and forming interior bulk layer of ferritic stainless steel; said ferritic stainless steel including type 434 stainless steel.
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