Precision Stainless Steel Photo Etching for 0.6mm Custom Micro Flow Channel Metallic Bipolar Plates

Precision Stainless Steel Photo Etching for 0.6mm Custom Micro Flow Channel Metallic Bipolar Plates

This product is a customized microchannel metallic bipolar plate manufactured using advanced precision photochemical etching technology on 0.5-1.0mm thick stainless steel sheet. Designed specifically as a core component for high-performance fuel cells, electrolysers, and other electrochemical devices, it represents an ideal solution for achieving efficient energy conversion and management. We are committed to providing customers with metal bipolar plate solutions featuring ultimate precision, exceptional consistency, and high design flexibility.

Advantages of Stainless Steel Photo Etching Metallic Bipolar Plate

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1. Ultra-Precision Microchannel Processing

• Enables fabrication of complex channels, grooves, and apertures at the tens to hundreds of micrometer scale.
• Vertical channel edges with zero burrs and no mechanical stress prevent material deformation or performance degradation.
• Ensures uniform distribution of reaction gases/liquids across electrode surfaces, maximizing reaction efficiency.

2. Exceptional Material Integrity

• Photochemical etching is a non-contact, cold-processing technique that completely eliminates heat-affected zones, mechanical stress, and microcracks associated with traditional methods like stamping or laser cutting.
• Preserves the original mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, and electrical conductivity of stainless steel materials.

3. Unmatched Flexibility and Customization

• Eliminates the need for costly hard molds, making it ideal for R&D, prototyping, and small-batch production—significantly shortening development cycles and reducing costs.
• Enables effortless design modifications for any complex geometry, supporting rapid iteration.
• Customizable flow patterns (e.g., serpentine, parallel, interdigitated, grid-pattern), sealing channels, and fluid ports tailored to your stack design.

4. Exceptional Production Consistency and Yield

• Maintains outstanding repeatability and consistency within and across batches, regardless of design complexity.
• Suitable for mass production with near-zero variation between individual parts, ensuring uniform and stable stack assembly performance.

Specifications of Customizable Titanium Bipolar Plate

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Application of Stainless Steel Photo Etching Metallic Bipolar Plate

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• Bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
• Separators in electrolytic hydrogen production.
• Micro-reactors or heat exchangers.
• Prototype plates for laboratory R&D and small-batch production.

Why choose Stainless Steel Photo Etching for Metallic Bipolar Plates?

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Traditional stamping and laser processing face significant challenges when handling metal sheets thinner than 0.6mm:

• Stamping: Requires expensive dies, introduces stress, causes deformation in thin materials, and incurs extremely high redesign costs.
• Laser cutting: Produces heat-affected zones and slag, potentially compromising material corrosion resistance, while offering relatively low processing efficiency.

Our photochemical etching process perfectly resolves these issues:

• Stress-free: Maintains sheet flatness.
• No heat affect zone: Preserves inherent material properties.
• High flexibility: Digital mask design enables rapid prototyping and low-cost conversion.
• Simultaneous double-sided processing: Etches distinct flow patterns on both sides of the sheet in a single operation, delivering exceptional efficiency.

Different Shapes of Customizable Titanium Plates

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Our Services

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We provide not only products but also comprehensive solutions from design to manufacturing:

1. Design Support: Our engineering team assists in optimizing flow field design to achieve optimal performance and manufacturability.
2. Rapid Prototyping: Upon receiving your drawings, we deliver samples within minimal lead times to accelerate your R&D timeline.
3. Volume Production: We possess large-scale, high-consistency manufacturing capabilities to meet your needs across all stages—from laboratory prototyping to industrial-scale production.
4. Post-Processing: We offer value-added services including cleaning, passivation, and conductive coatings (e.g., gold, platinum, carbon-based coatings) to further enhance bipolar plate conductivity and corrosion resistance.

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