Woven wire mesh is a popular material used in battery and fuel cell applications due to its versatility, conductivity, and strength-to-weight ratio. It can be made from various metals, such as nickel, titanium, zirconium, silver, and stainless steel, depending on the specific requirements of the application.
In fuel cells, woven wire mesh can be used as anodes, cathodes, current collector screens, flow field structures, and gas diffusion electrodes. It offers excellent conductivity, as the strands don’t move under pressure, ensuring uniform conductivity across the system. Woven wire mesh is also a good conductor of magnetic flux and thermal heat, which can improve the performance of a fuel cell
In battery applications, woven wire mesh can be used as electrode substrates, current collectors, and gas diffusion electrodes. It offers good stability, flexibility, acid and alkali resistance, high-temperature resistance, and low internal resistance. The mesh can be easily fabricated and has good welding performance
Overall, woven wire mesh is a suitable material for various layers of fuel cell stacks and battery applications due to its customizable properties, conductivity, and strength-to-weight ratio.
