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Title: Iron aluminide alloy container for solid oxide fuel cells

Abstract

A container for fuel cells is made from an iron aluminide alloy. The container alloy preferably includes from about 13 to about 22 weight percent Al, from about 2 to about 8 weight percent Cr, from about 0.1 to about 4 weight percent M selected from Zr and Hf, from about 0.005 to about 0.5 weight percent B or from about 0.001 to about 1 weight percent C, and the balance Fe and incidental impurities. The iron aluminide container alloy is extremely resistant to corrosion and metal loss when exposed to dual reducing and oxidizing atmospheres at elevated temperatures. The alloy is particularly useful for containment vessels for solid oxide fuel cells, as a replacement for stainless steel alloys which are currently used.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Knoxville, TN
  2. Export, PA
  3. Oak Ridge, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
873214
Patent Number(s):
6114058
Assignee:
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (Orlando, FL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-96OR22464
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
iron; aluminide; alloy; container; solid; oxide; fuel; cells; preferably; 13; 22; weight; percent; selected; zr; hf; 005; 001; balance; incidental; impurities; extremely; resistant; corrosion; metal; loss; exposed; dual; reducing; oxidizing; atmospheres; elevated; temperatures; particularly; useful; containment; vessels; replacement; stainless; steel; alloys; currently; steel alloy; fuel cell; aluminide alloy; elevated temperatures; containment vessel; weight percent; fuel cells; elevated temperature; stainless steel; particularly useful; oxide fuel; solid oxide; iron aluminide; steel alloys; oxidizing atmosphere; containment vessels; incidental impurities; oxidizing atmospheres; extremely resistant; alloy container; /429/428/

Citation Formats

Judkins, Roddie Reagan, Singh, Prabhakar, and Sikka, Vinod Kumar. Iron aluminide alloy container for solid oxide fuel cells. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
Judkins, Roddie Reagan, Singh, Prabhakar, & Sikka, Vinod Kumar. Iron aluminide alloy container for solid oxide fuel cells. United States.
Judkins, Roddie Reagan, Singh, Prabhakar, and Sikka, Vinod Kumar. Sat . "Iron aluminide alloy container for solid oxide fuel cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873214.
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abstractNote = {A container for fuel cells is made from an iron aluminide alloy. The container alloy preferably includes from about 13 to about 22 weight percent Al, from about 2 to about 8 weight percent Cr, from about 0.1 to about 4 weight percent M selected from Zr and Hf, from about 0.005 to about 0.5 weight percent B or from about 0.001 to about 1 weight percent C, and the balance Fe and incidental impurities. The iron aluminide container alloy is extremely resistant to corrosion and metal loss when exposed to dual reducing and oxidizing atmospheres at elevated temperatures. The alloy is particularly useful for containment vessels for solid oxide fuel cells, as a replacement for stainless steel alloys which are currently used.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
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