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Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Discover Envalior’s materials powering the future of automotive fuel cells.
Polymer materials to improve efficiency & lifetime of hydrogen fuel cells
In the fuel cell market, many companies are competing, and it is a “winner take all” environment. You need to be first to market and do it right. If not, there could be repercussions for your brand. Material selection will have a strong influence on first-time right by improving lifetime, efficiency and safety.
Fuel cell systems need to use materials that are pure. If not, ion leaching and hydrolytic and heat aging can occur. These two failure modes and the risks and consequences can hurt your brand image. Impure materials increase the risk of ion leaching, and higher water absorbing materials show more ion leaching, which you do not want. Also, impure materials increase the risk of hydrolytic and heat ageing— PA9T and PA66 are not good performers.
Explore Envalior grades for Fuel Cells
Learn fuel cells material challenges
Fuel cell systems need to use materials that are pure. If not, ion leaching and hydrolytic and heat aging can occur. These two failure modes and the risks and consequences can hurt your brand image. Impure materials increase the risk of ion leaching, and higher water absorbing materials show more ion leaching, which you do not want. Also, impure materials increase the risk of hydrolytic and heat ageing— PA9T and PA66 are not good performers.
Cause & effect of ion leaching and hydrolytic and heating aging.
Understand why Xytron PPS outperforms any other engineering materials
Envalior’s tailor-made PPS is the purest material solution on the market today and offers the best in performance in fuel cells available today.
- Lowest ion leaching of its kind, up to 120°C
- Best strength and toughness retention in hydrolytic environment
- Best dimensional stability, fatigue and creep resistance
- Best weld line strength before and after hydrolytic and heat aging
Today, Xytron PPS is trusted by industry-leading manufacturers and Tier1s worldwide. Xytron PPS offers the lowest ion leaching and best strength and toughness retention in hydrolytic environment to ensure fuel cell systems are efficient, have a long life, and are safe and reliable. At Envalior, we are constantly evolving our material solutions to meet the demand for fuel cell applications.
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