Mission Statement:

The mission of the Fuel Cell Stack Materials and Components Working Group of the US Fuel Cell Council is to address the issues in the production and supply of materials and components, and their specification and standardization that will lead to a reliable supply of components and sub-assemblies that constitute fuel cell stacks.  The Materials and Components Working Group will work in concert with the other Working Groups to further the Council's mission and assist with membership recruitment.

The Materials & Components Working Group is currently exploring the following issues:

• Corrosion 
• Testing Standards 
• Reliability 
• Material Specifications 
• Bipolar Plates 
• Membranes 
• Gas Diffusion Layers 
• Membrane Electrode Assemblies 
• Gaskets 

Materials & Components Working Group Chair:

Mike Hicks - 3M

Materials & Components Working Group Members:

3M
Angstrom Power
Argonne National Laboratory
Ballard Power Systems
Columbian Chemicals Company
Dana Corporation
Donaldson
DuPont Fuel Cells
Entegris, Inc.
FuelCell Energy
General Electric
General Motors
Gore Fuel Cell Technologies
Graftech International
Hydrogenics
Johnson Matthey
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NexTech Materials, Ltd.
Nuvera Fuel Cells
Plug Power
SGL Technic
Teledyne Energy Systems
Umicore, Inc.
University of South Carolina
UTC Power

Working Groups:

• Codes & Standards
• Education & Marketing
• Government Affairs
• Materials & Components
• Portable Power
• Power Generation
• Sustainability
• Transportation