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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Jun Suzuki, Kobe, JP;
Toshiki Sato, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Jun Suzuki, Kobe, JP;
Toshiki Sato, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0228 (2013.01); H01M 8/0206 (2013.01); H01M 8/0208 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a titanium fuel cell separator having excellent conductivity and durability. In the disclosed titanium fuel cell separator (), a carbon layer () is formed on the surface of a substrate () formed from pure titanium or a titanium alloy. An intermediate layer () is formed on the interface between the substrate () and the carbon layer (). The intermediary layer () has lined-up granular titanium-carbide in the direction parallel to the carbon layer ().