Research Article
Study of PEM Fuel Cell End Plate Design by Structural Analysis Based on Contact Pressure
Table 1
Material properties of PEMFC components.
| Descriptions | Materials | Young’s Modulus (GPa) | Poisson’s ratio | Density (kgm--3) |
| End Plate | SS316 | 193 | 0.3 | 8000 | Aluminium Alloy | 71 | 0.33 | 2770 | Titanium Alloy | 96 | 0.36 | 4620 | Current Collector | Copper | 120 | 0.34 | 8960 | Bipolar Plate | Graphite | 10 | 0.3 | 1500 | GDL | Carbon Cloth | 10 | 0.25 | 400 | Membrane | Nafion® | 0.19 | 0.25 | 2000 | Gasket | PTFE | 1 | 0.46 | 2200 | Silicone Rubber | 0.05 | 0.47 | 2300 | Bolt/Nut | Stainless Steel | 180 | 0.3 | 8600 |
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