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Plansee Aktiengesellschaft

Reinhold Zach

Gebhard Zobl

Wolfgang Glatz

Georg Kunschert

Marco Brandner

Wolfgang Kraussler

Thomas Franco

Martin Janousek

A fuel cell () has a plate () produced by powder metallurgy which comprises in one piece a porous substrate area () to which the electrochemically active cell layers () are applied, and a gastight edge area () which is provided with gas passages ().

Fuel cell and method for production thereof

A porous body which has a density of from 40 to 70%, is formed from an Fe-based alloy and contains from 0.01 to 2% by weight of mixed oxide with at least one oxidic compound of one or more metals from the group consisting of Y, Sc, rare earth metals and at least one further oxidic compound of one or more metals from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Cr. The porous body displays no after-shrinkage even at operating temperatures of 900&#xb0; C., it has very good corrosion resistance and it is particularly suitable as a support substrate for use in high-temperature fuel cells.

Porous body and production method

Highly dense shaped parts are produced with a powder metallurgic process. The parts are formed of an alloy that, besides of at least 20 weight % chromium, consists of iron and one or several additional alloy portions that in sum do not amount to more than 10 weight %. The part is produced by pressing and sintering to near final shape a ready-to-press powder where the additional alloy portions are introduced in form of a master-alloy powder. The master-alloy may contain the following variations: the additional alloy portions and the iron portions; or the additional alloy portions, the iron parts, and the chromium portions; or additional alloy portions and the chromium portions.

Powder-metallurgic method for producing highly dense shaped parts

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