Ironing roll is vital equipment in the production of wide aluminum foil, which has a significant impact on the wrinkling defects of aluminum foil during the winding process of the cleaning production line. In this paper, wrinkling defects in 4N6 alum...
Microslit cutting in aluminum foils is considered to be difficult as aluminum foils have low hardness and deformability. In this study, a novel cutting method is proposed where a tungsten microwire is utilized as the tool to cut aluminum foil without...
Extrusion-based polymer three-dimensional (3D) printing, specifically fused deposition modeling (FDM), has been garnering increasing interest from industry, as well as from the research and academic communities, due to its low cost, high speed, and p...
Conventionally, cathode current collectors for lithium-ion batteries (LIB) consist of an aluminum foil generally manufactured by a rolling process. In the present work, a novel one-step manufacturing method of structured aluminum foil current collect...
This paper is about the research that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grow on aluminum foils without additional catalysts by atmospheric pressure microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (AMPCVD) with the precursor of argon-hydrogen-ethanol. At different t...
In this paper, we present zinc oxide (ZnO)-based flexible harvesting devices employing commercially available, cost-effective thin aluminum (Al) foils as substrates and conductive bottom electrodes. From the device fabrication point of view, Al-foils...
As the crucial core material in aluminum–plastic-laminated films, aluminum foil serves as a barrier and shaping element for lithium-ion battery soft packaging. However, its thinness, measuring only tens of microns, makes it susceptible to the f...
A novel annealing process of controlled heating rate is used to produce severe cold-formed aluminum plates, which are processed into aluminum foil and mainly used for high-voltage electrolytic capacitor anodes. The experiment in this study focused on...
Cyclic tension of (100)[001]-oriented single-crystal aluminum foils with the frequency 5 Hz forms a tweed pattern. Its period is several microns and increases by a factor of 1.5 in the temperature range 233–363 K. A model is proposed for struct...
Liquid food packages consist of various polymers films, which are bonded together with Aluminum foil (Al-foil) using adhesion or by direct heat. The main aim of this research was to define important material properties such as fracture toughness and...
Through a three-factor, two-level orthogonal experiment, the effects of varying electrical parameters (voltage, frequency, and duty cycle) on the thickness, pressure resistance, corrosion resistance, morphology, and phase composition of the micro-arc...
Fabrication of dense aluminum (Al-1100) parts (>99.3% of relative density) by our recently developed laser-foil-printing (LFP) additive manufacturing method was investigated as described in this paper. This was achieved by using a laser energy den...
The first application of aluminum foil (Al F) as a low-cost/high-availability substrate for sandwich immunoassay using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is reported. Untreated and unmodified Al F and gold film are used as substrates for sand...
Aluminum foil sealing is widely employed in industrial packaging, and the quality of sealing plays a crucial role in ensuring product integrity and safety. Thermal infrared images frequently exhibit non-uniform heat distribution and indistinct bounda...
This work investigates the potential synthesis of cost-effective polyaluminum chloride (PACl) coagulant from waste household aluminum foil and utilization for treating petroleum wastewater (PWW), especially dissolved organic compounds (DOC, like octa...
With the rapid advancement of modern electronic devices and wireless communication systems, electromagnetic pollution has become a prominent issue, prompting the development of high-performance electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials....
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In this study, determinations of the aluminum content in meat and fish performed after having cooked these foods using commercially available aluminum foil have been performed. The release of this chemical element was evaluated by cooking beef, chick...
To be CMOS-compatible, a low preparation temperature (<500 °C) for ferroelectric films is required. In this study, BiFeO3 films were successfully fabricated at a low annealing temperature (<450 °C) on aluminum foils by a metal–org...
The rolling process of aluminum foil is subject to the issue of variable thickness, which has a substantial impact on its performance. The thickness of the aluminum foil is influenced by various factors, including the magnitude of the bending force,...
The Al–Li alloy is becoming popular for aerospace application owing to their low density, high specific strength, good corrosion resistance, etc. The diffusion bonding/superplastic forming (DB/SPF) structure of titanium alloy has been widely us...
In this study, we developed TiO2-coated aluminum (TiO2/Al) surfaces using eco-friendly methods to create efficient and environmentally friendly photoactive materials with the potential to enhance water purification systems. TiO2 particles were deposi...
The adhesion between aluminum (Al) foil and cast polypropylene (CPP) film laminated with mixtures of amorphous- and crystalline-maleic anhydride-grafted ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (MAH-g-EPDM) rubbers and highly reactive polybutene (HRPB) as th...
The development of low-cost electrode devices from conductive materials has recently attracted considerable attention as a sustainable means to replace the existing commercially available electrodes. In this study, two different electrode surfaces (s...
To clarify the microstructure, grain size, and recrystallization behavior during different annealing processes with controlled heating rates, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of residual deformation energy after cold rolling and cr...
A helium (He) dielectric barrier discharge plasma jet (DBD jet) was used for the first time for treating graphite foil as the current collector of a paper-based fluidic aluminum-air battery. The main purpose was to improve the distribution of the cat...
This research examined the mechanical, physical, thermal, and durability properties of plastic-based composites made from MSW, namely ultra-high-temperature (UHT) cartons, plastic bags, aluminum foil, and foil bags under both unweathered and accelera...
The present work introduces a laser-induced cavitation bubble technique for forming an axisymmetric structure (i.e., microgroove) and the dynamics of a cavitation bubble from initial expansion to the collapse stages that were also simulated. Furtherm...
The volumetric growth, composition, and morphology of porous alumina films fabricated by reduced temperature 280 K galvanostatic anodizing of aluminum foil in 0.4, 1.0, and 2.0 M aqueous sulfuric acid with 0.5–10 mA·cm−2 current densities were invest...
Defect detection plays a crucial role in industrial production, and the implementation of this technology has significant implications for improving both product quality and processing efficiency. However, the limited availability of defect samples f...
An original technique of chemical deposition (CVD) by catalytic pyrolysis of ethanol vapor was used to directly grow multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) layers on aluminum foil. The grown nanotubes had excellent adhesion and direct electrical contact...
Recently, significant progress has been made in the performance of supercapacitors through the development of composite electrodes that combine various charge storage mechanisms. A new method for preparing composite binder-free MnO2/MWCNT/Al electrod...
This study aimed to evaluate the shelf life of intermediate moisture longan (IML). A hurdle technology approach was applied, combining osmotic dehydration (OD), hot-air drying, and packaging methods: aluminum foil-laminated plastic bags with nitrogen...
We have proposed and developed a method for measuring the thermal conductivity of highly efficient thermal conductors. The measurement method was tested on pure metals with high thermal conductivity coefficients: aluminum (99.999 wt.% Al) and copper...
Solid-state transformer (SST) is an emerging technology that integrates with transformer power electronics converters and control. The most noticeable advantages of SST are the size and weight reduction compared with low-frequency transformers. Since...
AC-etched aluminum foils for an Al electrolytic capacitor were covered with a TiO2 film by a sol–gel coating and then anodized to 25 V in an ammonium adipate solution. The structure, properties, and performance of the anodic oxide films were ex...
The aim was to investigate the impact of laser parameters on the surface morphology of ablated graphene and elucidate the interaction mechanism between carbon materials and femtosecond lasers. A pulsed laser with a wavelength of 1030 nm is employed t...
Etching methods of aluminum foils used in electrolytic capacitors are selected based on the operating voltages, with DC and AC etching typically used for the anode foils of high- and low-voltage capacitors, respectively. The initial pits continue to...
In thin notched sheets under tensile loading, wrinkling appears on the sheet surface, specifically around the cracked area. This is due to local buckling and compression stresses near the crack surfaces. This study aims to numerically study the buckl...
An Al-40.0Ge-3.4Si wt.% alloy foil with a thickness of 50 ± 5 μm, obtained via an ultrafast solidification method, is described in this work. A complete wetting of the aluminum alloy substrate with a wetting angle of 0° is observed, and...
Metal-based aerogels have attracted numerous studies due to their unique physical, structural, thermal, and chemical properties. Utilizing aluminum waste, a novel, facile, environmentally friendly approach to aluminum-based aerogels is proposed. In t...
Clusterin plays an important role in carcinogenesis and serves as an important diagnostic biomarker of various clinical conditions. This work describes an application of a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based immunoassay using Al foil subst...
This paper describes a novel technique for joining similar and dissimilar metal foils, namely micro clinching with cutting by laser shock forming. A series of experiments were conducted to study the deformation behavior of single layer material, duri...
Single point incremental forming is used for rapid prototyping of sheet metal parts. This forming technology was applied to the fabrication of thin shell micropyramids of aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium foils. A single point tool used had a t...
Oil-impregnated paper condenser transformer bushings are an important part of transformer equipment, and partial discharge (PD) occurred when defects exist on the condenser aluminum foil layers. Firstly, to study the PD process of the oil-paper insul...
An alternative solution to the problem of aluminum–plastic multilayer waste utilization was suggested. The process can be used for hydrogen generation and layer separation. Three different sorts of aluminum–plastic sandwich materials were...
Vertically-aligned carbon nanotube forests (VACNTs) with excellent axial heat dissipation properties were formed on aluminum foil to dissipate heat. In addition, the heat dissipation efficiency of aluminum–VACNTs composites in this work was com...
Foils of aluminum 1050 H14 ½ hard temper and 99.9% copper with 500-micron thickness have been used to manufacture similar and dissimilar composites by composite metal foil manufacturing (CMFM). The metal foils are bonded to each other using a...
Recent research focuses on replacing metal current collectors with metallized polymer foils. However, this introduces significant challenges during cell production, as manufacturing steps must be adapted. Currently, copper is used as the current coll...
The growing interest towards thinner and conformable electronic systems has attracted significant attention towards flexible hybrid electronics (FHE). Thin chip-foil packages fabricated by integrating ultra-thin monocrystalline silicon integrated cir...
Accurate knowledge of the beam energy distribution is crucial for particle accelerators, compact medical cyclotrons for the production of radioisotopes in particular. For this purpose, a compact instrument was developed, based on a multi-leaf Faraday...
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