Development of a robust fuel circuit sealing system: Defining the problem

Chemical degradation of five elastomeric seal materials in a simulated and an accelerated PEM fuel cell environment

“…[22,23]. Achenbach [24][25][26] studied seal life using numerical simulation for stress relaxation and degradation in different environments. Kim et al [27] presented degradation results of nitrile rubber (NBR) compound-based rubber gaskets in acidic environments.…”