Stainless steel bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Materials, flow channel design and forming processes

Y Leng, P Ming, D Yang, C Zhang - Journal of power sources, 2020 - Elsevier
Bipolar plate (BPP) is a key component for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)
stack. Stainless steel BPPs possess high electrical and thermal conductivity, good gas …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive comparison of state-of-the-art manufacturing methods for fuel cell bipolar plates including anticipated future industry trends

S Porstmann, T Wannemacher, WG Drossel - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2020 - Elsevier
This article explains and evaluates contemporary methods for manufacturing bipolar plates
(BPPs) for low-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (LT-PEMFC) and …

Micro-roll forming of stainless steel bipolar plates for fuel cells

B Abeyrathna, P Zhang, MP Pereira, D Wilkosz… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stainless steel bipolar plates for use in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells have
been identified as a lighter and cheaper alternative to graphite plates. Current …

Formability improvement in multi-stage stamping of ultra-thin metallic bipolar plate for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

MT Tran, DH Lee, HW Lee, DK Kim - International journal of hydrogen …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multi-stage stamping process is the promising technology to fabricate the metallic bipolar
plate (BPP) for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. In the present study, a novel die …

Investigation of material failure in micro-stamping of metallic bipolar plates

P Zhang, MP Pereira, BF Rolfe, DE Wilkosz… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Micro-stamping is a promising process for the low-cost manufacture of micro-channels from
thin metal sheet for fuel cell bipolar plates. Most previous studies numerically analysed …

Review on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell's Metallic Bipolar Plate Fabrication Challenges

FB Weng, MM Dlamini, CH Chen - International Journal of Electrochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background: Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are promising clean energy
converting device that has recently attracted the attention of many electricity-consuming …

Manufacturing of metallic bipolar plate channels by rolling

A Bauer, S Härtel, B Awiszus - Journal of manufacturing and materials …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Producing metallic bipolar plates for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells by
forming is still a topic of research. So far, it has mainly been applied for small batches, but it …

A study on the forming of microchannels by micro rolling of copper foils

J Zhao, P Wang, L Ma, Z Liu, Z Jiang… - Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Copper microchannels have been attracting more and more attention due to the increasing
demands for multifunctional microcomponents in the field of micromanufacturing. In the …

Model validation of hollow embossing rolling for bipolar plate forming

F Reuther, M Dix, V Kräusel, V Psyk… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Hollow embossing rolling is a promising forming technology for metallic bipolar plates
because of the high achievable production rates. However, the simulation-based process …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic instability and fracture of ultra-thin stainless-steel sheet

P Zhang, MP Pereira, B Abeyrathna, BF Rolfe… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
A new approach was used to characterise the hardening, instability and fracture behaviour
of ultra-thin (0.1 mm) stainless steel sheets under stress triaxiality ranging from 0.37 to 0.66 …