Analysis and Characterization of Mechanical Durability of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Proton Exchange Membrane

LI Yongzhe; WANG Jingjing; DING Han; WANG Kai; SHI Xiang; WANG Li; ZOU Yecheng; LIU Xundao

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-1158.2025.06.03

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Acta Metrologica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (6) : 795-801. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-1158.2025.06.03

Analysis and Characterization of Mechanical Durability of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Proton Exchange Membrane

LI Yongzhe ¹ ,
WANG Jingjing ¹ ,
DING Han ² ,
WANG Kai ¹ ,
SHI Xiang ¹ ,
WANG Li ¹ ,
ZOU Yecheng ¹ ,
LIU Xundao ³

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The mechanical durability of perfluorosulfonic acid proton exchange membrane （PFSA-PEM） plays an important role in the performance， life and service reliability of proton exchange membrane fuel cell （PEMFC）. The mechanical durability of homogeneous and enhanced PFSA-PEM was carried out by dry-wet cycle method， and the attenuation mechanism and influencing factors were analyze. The mechanism of enhanced material on mechanical properties， dimensional change rate and durability of PFSA-PEM was verified. The results show that the method can effectively characterize the tensile strength and elastic modulus of PFSA-PEM and give the spatial location information of the local failure point from the thermal imaging， thus， provide a strong basis for further optimizing the manufacturing process parameters and improving the mechanical durability of PFSA-PEM.

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fuel cell / proton exchange membrane / perfluorosulfonic acid / mechanical durability / dry-wet cycle method

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LI Yongzhe , WANG Jingjing , DING Han , et al . Analysis and Characterization of Mechanical Durability of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Proton Exchange Membrane[J]. Acta Metrologica Sinica. 2025, 46(6): 795-801 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1000-1158.2025.06.03

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