According to an embodiment, the aluminum sheet material for a separator of a fuel cell is used for forming a separator applied to a fuel cell stack and comprises 9-10 wt % of Mg; and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities, wherein the aluminum sheet material has cube texture and an R-cube texture formed therein. An aluminum sheet material for a separator in a fuel cell retains a thickness of 0.5 mm or less and exhibits excellent yield strength and elongation, and a manufacturing method therefor.

According to an embodiment, the aluminum sheet material for a separator of a fuel cell is used for forming a separator applied to a fuel cell stack and comprises 9-10 wt % of Mg; and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities, wherein the aluminum sheet material has cube texture and an R-cube texture formed therein. An aluminum sheet material for a separator in a fuel cell retains a thickness of 0.5 mm or less and exhibits excellent yield strength and elongation, and a manufacturing method therefor.

A method of making an interconnect for a fuel cell stack includes compressing an interconnect powder to form an interconnect, the interconnect power containing Cr, Fe and at least one transition metal selected from Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, or V pre-alloyed with at least one of the Cr and the Fe, and sintering the interconnect.

Method for forming a metallic component surface to achieve lower electrical contact resistance. The method comprises modifying a surface chemical composition and creating a micro-textured surface structure of the metallic component that includes small peaks and/or pits. The small peaks and pits have a round or irregular cross-sectional shape with a diameter between 10 nm and 10 microns, a height/depth between 10 nm and 10 microns, and a distribution density between 0.4 million/cm.sup.2 and 5 billion cm.sup.2.

Method for forming a metallic component surface to achieve lower electrical contact resistance. The method comprises modifying a surface chemical composition and creating a micro-textured surface structure of the metallic component that includes small peaks and/or pits. The small peaks and pits have a round or irregular cross-sectional shape with a diameter between 10 nm and 10 microns, a height/depth between 10 nm and 10 microns, and a distribution density between 0.4 million/cm.sup.2 and 5 billion cm.sup.2.

A fuel cell stack assembly and method of operating the same are provided. The assembly includes a fuel cell stack column and side baffles disposed on opposing sides of the column. The side baffles and the fuel cell stack may have substantially the same coefficient of thermal expansion at room temperature. The side baffles may have a laminate structure in which one or more channels are formed.

A method of making an interconnect for an electrochemical cell stack includes providing the interconnect, and creep flattening the interconnect prior to placing the interconnect into the electrochemical cell stack.

A method of making an interconnect for an electrochemical cell stack includes providing the interconnect, and creep flattening the interconnect prior to placing the interconnect into the electrochemical cell stack.

An electrically-conductive member having sufficient corrosion resistivity even when the electrically-conductive member is exposed to high potential environment and a method of manufacturing the electrically-conductive member are offered. An electrically-conductive member is obtained by a mist CVD method, by forming a metal oxide film on a base member of a separator, and the electrically-conductive member has an active potential range and a passive potential range in an anode polarization curve that is measured in a sulfuric acid aqueous solution having a sulfuric acid concentration that is 5.0×10.sup.−4 mol/dm.sup.3 at pH3 and having a temperature of 25° C., an anode current density that is 1×10.sup.−7 A/cm.sup.2 or less in the passive potential range, and the passive potential range reaching to an electric potential that is 1V.

Provided are a low-price fuel cell separator with high corrosion resistance and a method for manufacturing the separator. The present disclosure relates to a fuel cell separator including a metal substrate and a titanium layer containing titanium formed on the metal substrate, and a method for manufacturing the separator. A ratio of a (100) plane to a sum of values obtained by dividing peak intensities of the (100) plane, a (002) plane, and a (101) plane derived from titanium in an X-ray diffraction analysis of a separator surface by respective relative intensities is a constant value or more.