Fortron PPS

Injection molded thermoplastic bipolar plates made of Vectra LCP (liquid crystal polymer) and Fortron PPS fabricated by Ticona Engineering Polymers, (http //www.ticona.com/redesign/ index/markets/innovation/fuel cell.htm Ticona Engineering Polymers. 2008 accessed March 2008.)... 

In March 2005 Ticona reported that it had produced the first fuel cell prototype built solely with engineering thermoplastics and claimed that this approach reduced the cost of the fuel by at least 50% when compared with fuel cells fabricated from other materials. The 17-cell unit contains injection-moulded bipolar plates of Vectra TCP and end plates of Fortron PPS. Both these materials remain dimensionally stable at temperatures as high as 200 °C. The Vectra TCP bipolar plates contain 85% powdered carbon and are made in a cycle time of 30 seconds. 

Figure 12.22 Flexural stress amplitude versus cycles to failure at 23°C and 10 Hz of several fiber-reinforced Celanese Fortron PPS plastics [19],...

Table 12.19 Friction and Wear for Celanese Fortron PPS on Steel [15]...

Steel Ball Fortron PPS Plate Coefficient of Friction Baii Wear Piate Wear ... 

Ticona s Fortron PPS is available in a variety of mineral- and glass-reinforced grades. Fortron is a trademark of Fortron Industries, a joint venture of Ticona and Kureha Chemical Industry of Japan. 

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