Hybrid elastomeric material
AssigneesEKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH, CHT Germany GmbH
InventorsRoy Hornig, Peter Will, Petr Schurek
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Abstract
An elastomeric material is disclosed, which is suitable, in particular, as a sealing material between the fuel cells of a fuel cell stack and the stacks as such, wherein the hybrid elastomeric material includes a hybrid elastomer with a proportion of a siloxane polymeric material and a proportion of a polyolefin elastomeric material, wherein the two materials are crosslinked with one another by addition. Further aspects relate to polyelectrolyte fuel cells, which include sealing elements made of the hybrid elastomeric material, as well as the use of the hybrid elastomeric material in a screen printing process.
Claims22
A hybrid elastomeric material, in particular for use as a sealing material in fuel cells, wherein the hybrid elastomeric material comprises a hybrid elastomer with a proportion of a siloxane polymeric material and a proportion of a polyolefin elastomeric material, wherein the two materials are crosslinked with one another by addition,
- wherein the siloxane polymeric material comprises
- (i) a siloxane polymer of formula (I)
- wherein the radicals R independent of one another mean H, CH3, vinyl, phenyl, (CH2)xCH3, and/or C3H6O(C2H4O)y(C3H5O)zR′;
- wherein
- m=1 to about 100,
- n=0 to 1000,
- x=1 to 30,
- y=0 to 20,
- z=0 to 30,
- and wherein the sum of m+n≥3 and R′ mean H, CH3, or (CH2)xCH3;
- as well as (ii) a siloxane of formula (II)
- wherein the radicals R1 independent of one another each mean CH3, vinyl, and phenyl and n1 has a value in the range of 0 to 3000;
- wherein the polyolefin elastomeric material is 1,2-polybutadiene, and
- wherein the sum of the proportions of the siloxane polymer of formula (I) and the siloxane of formula (II) is about 50% by weight to about 90% by weight, relative to the total content of the siloxane polymeric material and the polyolefin elastomeric material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.