Optimization of Moulding Parameters on the Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Black/Graphite/Epoxy Composite for Bipolar Plateusing the Taguchi Method

Abstract:

Optimization of the moulding parameters on the carbon black/graphite/epoxy (CB/G/EP) composite for bipolar plate application using the Taguchi method was carrying out. Moulding parameters of the compression moulding process such as moulding temperature, moulding pressure and moulding time were measured. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) shows that, the most significant moulding parameter is moulding time with percentage contribution of 59.98%.The confirmation experiment using additive model shows that, the electrical conductivity of CB/G/EP composites was 168.50 S/cm. The electrical conductivity of CB/G/EP composite was improved 65.72 % compare with the initial trial. The results show that Taguchi method is an effective approach to obtain the optimal moulding parameters of the CB/G/EP composites.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1119)
• Pages: 201-206
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1119.201
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Hendra Suherman*, Irmayani Irmayani, Jaafar Sahari
• Keywords: Bipolar Plate, Electrical Conductivity, Moulding Parameters, Taguchi Method

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