Battery Electrode Materials

High-Performance Expanded Metal for Battery Applications

CThru Metals manufactures ultra-thin expanded metal mesh designed for battery electrode materials. Whether you’re working on EV platforms, consumer electronics, or grid storage systems, our mesh improves your application’s battery performance.  Get Started>

Why Battery Manufacturers Choose CThru

CThru Mesh^TM expanded metal foil is designed to increase battery conductivity and overall battery life. Manufacturers in North America and Europe depend on CThru Mesh^TM expanded metal foil in their batteries to provide longer-lasting power for both primary batteries and secondary batteries.

With our expanded metal mesh, you get:

• Superior Conductivity, Charging Speeds and Battery Life — Our customers report measurable gains in charging time and battery efficiency thanks to our precise strand geometry and defect-free structure.
• Ultra-Thin, High-Precision Mesh — We produce the thinnest expanded metal mesh on the market — enabling lower weight and greater design flexibility for high-performance batteries.
• Unmatched Quality & Consistency —Our proprietary CNC-controlled expanding process produces mesh material with real-time quality data to ensure it meets exact standards, with uniform thickness and strand geometry.
• Faster Lead Times — Our domestic U.S. manufacturing and UK-based distribution help customers in both the U.S. and Europe avoid long lead times, tariffs, and international shipping risks.
• Dedicated Engineering Support — We work closely with battery design teams to optimize material performance across product development, prototyping, and scaling.

Anode and Cathode Battery Electrodes: How It Works

The three essential components of a battery that allow power to flow through the system are the Anode, Cathode, and Electrolyte. The anode is the negative electrode releasing electrons across the system. The cathode is the positive electrode collecting those electrons as they pass through the electrolyte. Most modern-day batteries utilize powder as the electrolyte due to its stability and high conductivity.

Traditional batteries use solid materials for the cathode and anode electrodes. New technologies and hand-held devices are straining the capacity and lifespan capabilities of batteries using this traditional design.

So, how can CThru deliver a greater energy density and increased capacity while maintaining the standardized battery sizes used in so many devices? The answer lies in our ultra-thin expanded metal mesh.

Improving Conductivity through the Electrolyte with CThru Mesh^TM

CThru Mesh^TM expanded metal foil material is used as the anode and cathode electrodes in advanced Lithium-Ion batteries to increase energy density and overall capacity, primarily for aerospace, military, and defense applications. The perforated material provides a much greater surface area in comparison to traditional solid foil allowing for improved conductivity through the electrolyte. Most battery designs leverage CThru Mesh^TM as the supporting infrastructure holding the powdered electrolyte in place while acting as the positive and negative connections.

CThru Mesh^TM Expanded Metal Foils for Battery Electrodes

The CThru Mesh^TM expanded metal foil material depends on the design requirements for conductivity and resistivity of your battery. We offer a wide array of materials to fit your most complex designs.

We can supply the anode and cathode electrode materials for every design, from standard sizes to custom modular systems. All configurations are produced using the lubricant-free proprietary CThru Metals expanding process. This system is faster than our competitors — which means you get your anode and cathode battery electrodes faster with no additional preparation requirements and a lower per part cost.

Ready to upgrade to CThru Mesh^TM? Get started with our team today.