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Separator for fuel cell and method for manufacturing same

CA 2596409 C · Owner: Kikui, Fumiaki · Inventors: Kikui, Fumiaki

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There is provided a separator for a fuel cell having a very good anticorrosiveness and electrical conductivity. A separator for a fuel cell according to the present invention includes: a base 1 formed of a steel which contains 10.5 mass% or more of Cr; a metal film 3 formed on the surface of the base 1; and an intermediate layer 2 formed between the base 1 and the metal film 3 the intermediate , layer 2 containing oxygen. The metal film 3 is composed of at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Ta, Nb, and Ti, and the intermediate layer 2 contains Fe and Cr which are contained in the steel and at least one metallic element selected from the group …

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  • Filed January 24, 2006 and granted April 23, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 24, 2026.
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FiledJanuary 24, 2006
GrantedApril 23, 2013
Term endedJanuary 24, 2026
Patent numberCA 2596409 C
Classification (IPC)C22C38/00 +2 more

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