Patent ID: 7575827

Claim:
A bipolar plate for use in a stack of fuel cell modules, said bipolar plate comprising at least one contact surface for contact with another component in said stack, said at least one contact surface comprising a metal alloy oxidizable to form a metal oxide having a surface resistance no greater than about 0.007 ohm-cm 2 , wherein said metal alloy is selected from the group consisting of: Y—Ba—Cu, La—Sr—Co, La—Sr—Cr, La—Sr—V, La—Ca—Mn, La—Nd—Ni, Ti—Ta, Ti—Nb, Ti—V, Ti—W, Ti—Mo, Ti—Zr—Ta, Ti—Zr—Nb, Cr—Ta, Cr—Nb, Cr—Ti, Cr—Zr, Sr—V, Ni—Li, Cu—Ti, Cu—Fe, Cu—Mn, Cu—Al, Cu—Si, Sn—Sb, and combinations thereof.