Viscous Sealing Glass Development for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Abstract
Glass compositions have been formulated and tested for use as viscous seals for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). These alkali-free borosilicate glasses possess desirable thermomechanical properties and thermo-chemical characteristics, and exhibit promising hermetic sealing and self-healing behavior under SOFC operational conditions. The dilatometric softening points (Ts) and the glass transition temperatures (Tg) of the glasses are generally under 650°C, the lower bound of the SOFC operating temperature. To date, glass seals between a YSZ-NiO/YSZ bilayer and aluminized stainless steel 441 have survived 100 thermal cycles (750°C to room temperature) in dry air at a differential pressure of 0.5 psi (26 torr) over the course of > 3,300 hours without failure, and 103 thermal cycles under wet forming gas. Seals intentionally cracked upon quenching from 800°C to RT at >25°C/s become hermetic upon reheating to 700°C and higher.
Recommended Citation
C. Kim et al., "Viscous Sealing Glass Development for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells," Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 123 - 132, Wiley-Blackwell, Jan 2014.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118807750.ch12
Meeting Name
Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells IX -- 37th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (2013: Jan. 27-Feb. 1, Daytona Beach, FL)
Department(s)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Second Department
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Differential pressures; Dilatometric softening; Glass compositions; Operating temperature; Operational conditions; Room temperature; Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs); Thermomechanical properties; Borosilicate glass; Ceramic materials; Hermetic seals; Thermal cycling; Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0196-6219
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2014 Wiley-Blackwell, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2014
