LG Fuel Cell Systems Inc. (LGFCS) will team with Carpenter Technology Corporation (Carpenter) to qualify a material and advanced manufacturing process solution for selected metallic components of an advanced integrated stack block that is the heart of the LGFCS solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. It is intended that these cost reduced components will also increase the reliability and endurance of the LGFCS cell and stack technology. Specific objectives are to identify and validate a material solution for the "hot metal components" with foresight on how the components will be mass produced, validate the new process solution for making quality parts that will meet product cost targets, and demonstrate that the new material and components do not adversely impact stack performance while operating on natural gas. An integrated material set and processing solution will be developed using powder metals processing which has proven to be an enabling technology capable of delivering net or near net shape components as well as for creating compositions, microstructures, and properties that are otherwise unattainable. Researchers will screen a number of advanced manufacturing processes and select one or more that are most advantageous for producing selected metallic components at commercial volumes. This work will be accomplished through collaboration of metallurgists and processing engineers from Carpenter with product design and cost engineers from LGFCS. The project team will test a full-scale integrated stack block using components from the new material set and processing solution to confirm its readiness for commercial field deployment. This project will build on previous DOE funded work; most recently DE-FE0023337.