The electrochemical properties and interfacial contact resistance (ICR) of four Zr-based bulk metallic glasses with different compositions are evaluated for PEMFC applications. Based on the results and market demands, the corrosion behavior of the Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 (numbers indicate at.%) BMG and 304 stainless steel (SS304) in accelerated simulated anode and cathode environments, such as 0.5 M H2SO4 and 2 ppm HF solutions bubbled with pure hydrogen and air at 80 degrees C, respectively, is further investigated through potentiodynamic polarization, potentiostatic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The performance tests of the single cell with the Zr-based BMG as BPPs are conducted and the maximum power density of the single cell has exceeded 470 mW/cm(2). The combination of these results and other properties demonstrate that the Zr-based BMG can be used as the anode or cathode material for metallic bipolar plates. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.