Fuel Cell Bipolar Plate Non-Precious Metal Coating
One of the main components of the fuel cell is the bipolar plate stack. NanoShield’s PVD non-precious metal coating has obvious cost-effective advantages and is an effective attempt to replace gold and platinum precious metal materials. Naxau first-generation composite titanium nitride coating can maintain good electrical conductivity and low contact resistance under galvanic corrosion environment for a long time. We are also collecting data on the application of non-precious metal PVD programs on hydrogen energy storage.Naxau is actively promoting and optimizing the production line of fuel cell bipolar plate processing equipment. Efficiently and cost-effectively lowering the threshold of hydrogen energy popularization.- ApplicationsHydrogen Energy | Hydrogen Storage | Bipolar Plates | Precious Metal Substitution
01 Advantages of Nasi’s non-precious metal series PVD bipolar plate cells
Naxau bipolar plate protective coating, which has entered the pilot stage, is already better than the industry average in terms of corrosion potential and ICR: Interface Resistance. The second generation of NanoShield’s hydrogen fuel cell coatings are still doped non-precious metal PVD coatings. We have deep cooperation with universities and colleges to maintain the industry’s top level.
Parameters of Naxau Bipolar Plate Protection Coating
Type | Coating method | ICR/mΩ*cm2 | Corrosion current uA/cm2 |
RC | sputtering | 1.06 | 1 |
NC | sputtering | 0.46 | 1 |
NT | sputtering | 0.11 | 1 |


Parameters of Naxau Bipolar Plate Protection Coating
The customized ion source and deposition chamber design for fuel cells can improve the production efficiency and stability of bipolar plates. Meanwhile, Naxau provides complete bipolar plate production equipment and process solutions, including cleaning, polishing, and cart design.

The project of hydrogen fuel electric reactor is led by the general manager of Naxau AM business unit of Naxau Coatings, and a new energy laboratory has been set up to quickly improve the competitiveness of the coating through laboratory simulation of the working conditions of bipolar plates and actual machine testing.


02 Cooperation on hydrogen energy coating projects
Naxau always maintains cooperation with domestic and foreign scientific research institutions, and has a new energy academician workstation. At present, we have a certain pioneering advantage in new energy fields such as hydrogen energy, bipolar plate, composite fluid collector and so on. We provide bipolar plate coating sampling service, vacuum coating machine and process sales, a complete set of production line program design multi-way cooperation.
We can provide a complete package for bipolar plate production, pre-treatment and coating delivery from scratch.
03 Fuel Cell Bipolar Plate Vacuum Coating Equipment and Production Line
Customized Hydrogen Fuel Cell Coating Production Line and Equipment by Naxau. New Energy Academician WorkstationDesign.


04 Partial Parameters of Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates
- Common materials: stainless steel, titanium, graphite;
- Bipolar plate thickness: 0.05-0.2mm;
- Runner width: 0. 5~2. 5mm; runner depth: 0. 2~2. 5mm; size deviation: ≤8%;
- Roughness of runner bottom: Ra≤1.6μm;
- Inclination angle of the runner: θ is 0° to 60°;
- Length of runner: The longer the runner, the greater the pressure loss, the lower the concentration of reaction gas in the final stage, thus reducing the performance of the cell;