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Nickel Felt

Nickel Felt

Nickel felt is a metal fiber material made from high-purity nickel fibers through a non-woven process, featuring a three-dimensional porous structure and a very high specific surface area. Nickel felt retains the high electrical conductivity, excellent corrosion resistance, and good mechanical properties of nickel, while also being lightweight, breathable, and flexible. Its unique structure makes nickel felt highly effective in applications such as battery electrodes, fuel cells, catalyst supports, high-temperature filtration, and electromagnetic shielding, making it a multifunctional, high-performance material.

Features

1.Three-Dimensional Porous Structure: The three-dimensional porous fiber structure of nickel felt provides a high specific surface area, making it suitable for electrochemical applications requiring high activity areas, such as batteries and catalyst supports.

2. High Electrical Conductivity: Nickel fibers provide effective conductive pathways, enabling nickel felt to efficiently conduct electricity, making it suitable for use as a current collector in batteries and as electrode material in fuel cells.

3. Excellent Corrosion Resistance: Nickel's corrosion resistance allows nickel felt to remain stable in acidic, alkaline, and oxidative environments, making it suitable for chemical, electrochemical, and other demanding environments.

4.Lightweight and Flexibility: Nickel felt is lightweight and highly flexible, making it easy to process and shape, and suitable for use in complex structures of various shapes.

5.Good Mechanical Strength: Despite being lightweight, nickel felt has sufficient mechanical strength to maintain stability and durability during use.

Specifications

MaterialHigh-purity nickel, typically with a purity of 99% or higher.
ThicknessThe thickness of nickel felt ranges from 0.05 mm to 5 mm, customizable based on application needs.
Pore SizePore size ranges from tens to hundreds of microns, and can be adjusted based on filtration or electrochemical application requirements.
DensityDensity can be adjusted to meet different application requirements, typically ranging from 200 g/m² to 2000 g/m².


Applications

1.Battery and Electrochemical Applications:


Battery Electrode Material: Nickel felt is commonly used as a negative current collector in nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion batteries. Its high conductivity and large surface area significantly enhance electrode reaction efficiency and overall battery performance.

Fuel Cell Electrodes: Nickel felt is used as electrode material in fuel cells, providing a large reactive area and good conductivity, effectively enhancing electrochemical reaction efficiency.


2.Catalyst Support:


Catalyst Substrate: Nickel felt's high specific surface area makes it an excellent catalyst support. In chemical and petrochemical reactions, it ensures uniform catalyst distribution, increasing the efficiency and stability of catalytic reactions.

Water Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production: Nickel felt can be used as electrode material in water electrolysis for hydrogen production, offering good current distribution and low overpotential, thereby improving hydrogen yield and production efficiency.


3.High-Temperature Filtration and Separation:

Gas Filtration: Nickel felt is suitable for filtration and purification of high-temperature gases, particularly in environments with high temperatures and corrosive gases, where it exhibits excellent thermal stability and corrosion resistance.

Liquid Filtration: Nickel felt can also be used in liquid filtration applications, especially for filtering corrosive liquids, providing good filtration precision and stability.


4.Electromagnetic Shielding:


Electromagnetic Shielding Material: The metal fiber structure of nickel felt effectively shields electromagnetic waves, making it widely used as shielding material for electronic devices to reduce electromagnetic interference and protect electronic components.


5.Thermal Management:


Heat Dissipation Material: Due to its high thermal conductivity and porous structure, nickel felt can be used as a heat dissipation material, providing efficient heat conduction and dissipation in electronic devices and thermal management systems.

Advantages

1.High Conductivity and High Surface Area: The three-dimensional porous structure of nickel felt offers a large surface area and good conductivity, making it ideal for electrochemical reactions in batteries and fuel cells, improving energy conversion efficiency.

2. Corrosion Resistance and High-Temperature Stability: Nickel's corrosion resistance and thermal stability enable nickel felt to maintain long-term stability in various demanding environments, reducing maintenance and replacement costs.

3. Lightweight and Flexibility: Nickel felt is very lightweight and flexible, making it easy to process and shape, and adaptable to different shapes and complex application environments.

4. Multifunctionality: Nickel felt is suitable not only for electrochemical and filtration applications but also as an electromagnetic shielding and thermal management material, offering broad industrial application potential.

Application Advantages

· Improved Electrochemical Efficiency: Nickel felt used in batteries and fuel cells significantly enhances electrode reaction efficiency, increasing battery energy density and charge-discharge rates.

· Wide Adaptability: The flexibility and porosity of nickel felt allow it to be applied in various complex environments, such as catalytic reactions, high-temperature filtration, and electrode materials with complex shapes.

· Cost Reduction and Environmental Friendliness: Due to nickel's recyclability, nickel felt offers sustainability in its applications, making it an eco-friendly material suitable for long-term use and recycling.


Nickel felt, with its excellent conductivity, corrosion resistance, and unique porous fiber structure, has become a key material in many advanced industrial applications. Whether for electrochemical energy storage, catalytic reactions, high-temperature filtration, or electromagnetic shielding, nickel felt delivers outstanding performance, making it an ideal material for modern industrial and scientific applications.

Company Advantages

Robust Infrastructure

Robust Infrastructure

Hebei Ruiyun Wire Mesh Technology Co., Ltd. owns modern production equipment and advanced production processes. The company covers an area of 30,000 square meters and is equipped with over 180 fully automated production lines, including cutting machines, drawing machines, weaving machines, and welding equipment. With an annual production capacity of over 120,000 square meters, we efficiently meet the demands of large orders. The company has fixed assets of RMB 35 million, ensuring our leading position in the industry.

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