An aluminum-alloy foil that enables to satisfy both of high elongation and high strength even in the case of reducing the foil thickness. The chemical composition of the aluminum-alloy foil contains, in mass %, Fe: 1.0% or more and 2.0% or less, Cu: 0.1% or more and 0.5% or less, and Mn: 0.05% or less, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities. The aluminum-alloy foil has a foil thickness of 20 μm or less, and satisfies the relation El≥100×t/UTS. Here, t represents a foil thickness (μm), UTS represents a tensile strength (MPa), and El represents an elongation (%).

Polymers used as rolling lubricating agents, to compositions including said polymers, and to alkali metal films including the polymers or compositions on the surface(s) thereof. The use of said polymers and compositions is also described for strip-rolling alkali metals or alloys thereof in order to obtain thin films. Methods for producing said thin films, which are suitable for use in electrochemical cells, are also described. An improved lubricant according to formula I, which, for example, achieves enhanced conductivity, and/or enables the production of electrochemical cells having an improved life span in cycles.

Polymers used as rolling lubricating agents, to compositions including said polymers, and to alkali metal films including the polymers or compositions on the surface(s) thereof. The use of said polymers and compositions is also described for strip-rolling alkali metals or alloys thereof in order to obtain thin films. Methods for producing said thin films, which are suitable for use in electrochemical cells, are also described. An improved lubricant according to formula I, which, for example, achieves enhanced conductivity, and/or enables the production of electrochemical cells having an improved life span in cycles.

Provided is a rolled copper foil for a lithium ion battery current collector, which has good adhesion to a negative electrode active material, generates less metal powder during ultrasonic welding, and has a rust prevention property. In the rolled copper foil for a lithium ion battery current collector, a surface of the copper foil has a BTA film, the BTA film has a thickness of 0.6 nm or more and 4.6 nm or less, and the rolled copper foil satisfies the following relationships: 40≤wet tension [mN]/m]+thickness of BTA film [nm]×10≤80; 0.01≤arithmetic average roughness Ra [μm]≤0.25; and wet tension [mN/m]≥35.

In a roll press device, a thickness meter is provided on the exit side of first and second pressure rollers and detects the thickness of an electrode plate of a secondary battery at three or more points in the width direction of the electrode plate. From thickness measurement values at the three or more points and a thickness target value, a calculation unit calculates three feature amounts: the deviation between a thickness measurement value at the central point among the three or more points and the thickness target value, the quadratic component of the thickness profile of the electrode plate, and the linear component of the thickness profile of the electrode plate, and adaptively changes the respective pressure setting values of the first press mechanism, the second press mechanism, the first bend mechanism, and the second bend mechanism based on the three feature amounts.

A hand-powered jewellery rolling mill is disclosed. The mill comprises a support frame and a pair of opposed parallel cylindrical rollers rotatably mounted to the support frame. A drive shaft is connected to at least one of the rollers for rotation thereof. A manually rotatable handle is configured for providing a drive force to the drive shaft. The handle may be connected to the drive shaft through a high-ratio gear train. The rolling mill may further comprise an input shaft, rotatable by the manually rotatable handle. The input shaft may have a worm and a worm-to-gear coupling may transfer torque from the input shaft to the drive shaft.

A hand-powered jewellery rolling mill is disclosed. The mill comprises a support frame and a pair of opposed parallel cylindrical rollers rotatably mounted to the support frame. A drive shaft is connected to at least one of the rollers for rotation thereof. A manually rotatable handle is configured for providing a drive force to the drive shaft. The handle may be connected to the drive shaft through a high-ratio gear train. The rolling mill may further comprise an input shaft, rotatable by the manually rotatable handle. The input shaft may have a worm and a worm-to-gear coupling may transfer torque from the input shaft to the drive shaft.

An additive manufacturing feedstock production system includes a transition roller configured to combine reactive metal foils into combined reactive metal foils with a first combined thickness. The additive manufacturing feedstock production system includes a work roller configured to compress the combined reactive metal foils to a second combined thickness less than the first combined thickness, and a first processing module configured to segment and stack the combined reactive metal foils into stacked reactive metal foils, and feed the stacked reactive metal foils into the work roller. The work roller is configured to repeatedly compress the stacked reactive metal foils into compressed stacked reactive metal foils with a stacked thickness equal to the second combined thickness. The additive manufacturing feedstock production system has a second processing module configured to segment the compressed stacked reactive metal foils into a wire feedstock. An alternative first processing module downstream from the work roller is configured to roll the combined reactive metal foils into rolled reactive metal foils. A work groove roller is downstream from the first processing module and configured repeatedly compress the rolled reactive metal foils into compressed rolled reactive metal foils with a roll diameter equal to a groove diameter into a wire feedstock.

An additive manufacturing feedstock production system includes a transition roller configured to combine reactive metal foils into combined reactive metal foils with a first combined thickness. The additive manufacturing feedstock production system includes a work roller configured to compress the combined reactive metal foils to a second combined thickness less than the first combined thickness, and a first processing module configured to segment and stack the combined reactive metal foils into stacked reactive metal foils, and feed the stacked reactive metal foils into the work roller. The work roller is configured to repeatedly compress the stacked reactive metal foils into compressed stacked reactive metal foils with a stacked thickness equal to the second combined thickness. The additive manufacturing feedstock production system has a second processing module configured to segment the compressed stacked reactive metal foils into a wire feedstock. An alternative first processing module downstream from the work roller is configured to roll the combined reactive metal foils into rolled reactive metal foils. A work groove roller is downstream from the first processing module and configured repeatedly compress the rolled reactive metal foils into compressed rolled reactive metal foils with a roll diameter equal to a groove diameter into a wire feedstock.

Commercially-available lithium metal foils have been found to have a high density of crystalline defects. When such foils are used as the anode in a secondary lithium metal battery cell, repeated cycling may lead to the formation of lithium shunts near the crystalline defects, which can cause shorting. Methods described herein may be used to reduce the density of crystalline defects in lithium metal foils. Such lithium metal can be used as the anode in lithium battery cells.