摘要 |
A laminated fuel cell plate (10) has a sheet metal layer (14) compression molded between two layers of expanded graphite (12, 16). The sheet metal layer provides resilient support for making thinner plates. The sheet metal layer also functions as a permeability barrier, which allows the conductivity of the expanded graphite layers to be enhanced. Features are molded into the graphite layers for such purposes as alignment, sealing, and flow control. |