Table 2.
Comparison of 3D Printed Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
Technology | Bipolar plate material | Operating | Temperature (°C)/humidity (%RH) | Cells per print | Cells in a stack | Performance (W/cm2) | Refs. |
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DMLS | Titanium alloy coated with gold and TiO2 | H2/air feed | 60/100 | 1 | 40 | 0.6 | 23 |
SLS | Graphite | H2/air feed | 75/100 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 24 |
Metal printer | Nickel/chromium | H2/air feed | 60/100 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 26 |
DMLS, direct metal laser sintering; RH, relative humidity; SLS, selective laser sintering.