Aluminium Foam

AI-F-10 aluminium foam is a high-porosity, open-cell metal foam supplied as a sheet for advanced battery and electrochemistry research. Unlike flat aluminium foil, the 3D interconnected network provides a large surface area and continuous electron pathways, supporting high areal loading electrodes and improving electrolyte access through the structure.

How it works (principle)

The open-cell aluminium framework acts as a conductive scaffold (current collector/substrate). Active materials, catalyst layers, or metal deposits can be coated, infiltrated, or grown into the porous network, enabling reduced interfacial resistance and improved mass transport compared with dense substrates.

Key specifications

• Model: AI-F-10
• Material: Aluminium foam, purity > 98% (sheet form)
• Sheet size: 400 × 400 × 10 mm (custom sizes available)
• Thickness: 10 mm
• Aperture (typical pore opening): ~1 mm
• Porosity: 50–80%
• Through-hole rate: ≥ 98%
  
  

Compatibility & typical use

• Cut to size for pouch/Swagelok-style cells and lab prototypes; suitable for slurry coating, dipping/impregnation, or catalyst deposition workflows.
• Useful as a porous Al current collector or lightweight conductive support for electrode architectures requiring high permeability.
  
  

Applications

• 3D cathode scaffolds (research prototypes), supercapacitor electrodes, metal–air and conversion-type concepts
• Porous current collectors for high-rate studies and electrolyte wetting investigations
• Catalyst/catalyst-support structures in electrochemical testing

ScienceGears supplies battery research materials across Australia and New Zealand and can support complete workflows by pairing porous collectors with related equipment such as electrode coating and calendaring tools, as well as potentiostats and battery cyclers for electrochemical validation.