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Effect of cold deformation on corrosion behavior of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel bipolar plates in a simulated environment for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

  • Jiawei Ma
  • , Baicheng Zhang
  • , Yu Fu
  • , Xiaojun Hu*
  • , Xinfeng Cao
  • , Zhimin Pan
  • , Ya Wei
  • , Hong Luo
  • , Xiaogang Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing

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Abstract

This work studied the influence of cold deformation on the microstructure evolution and corrosion behavior of selective laser melted (SLMed) 316L stainless steel in a simulated cathode environment for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Results indicated that at < 50% deformation levels, the corrosion resistance was improved with an increase in deformation level, which was attributed to the deformation twins, refining sub-grains, and the formation of stable passive films. At 70% deformation level, martensite nucleation decreased the stability of the passive film and consequently reduced the corrosion resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Article number110257
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume201
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 316L stainless steel
  • Bipolar plates
  • Cold deformation
  • Selective laser melting

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