Abstract: A network of metal fibers includes a plurality of metal fibers fixed to one another; wherein at least some of the plurality of metal fibers have a length of 1.0 mm or more, a width of 100 ?m or less and a thickness of 50 ?m or less. A method includes producing a plurality of metal fibers by melt spinning; providing a loose network of metal fibers; and fixating the plurality of metal fibers to one another.

Abstract: A network of metal fibers includes a plurality of metal fibers fixed to one another; wherein at least some of the plurality of metal fibers have a length of 1.0 mm or more, a width of 100 ?m or less and a thickness of 50 ?m or less. A method includes producing a plurality of metal fibers by melt spinning; providing a loose network of metal fibers; and fixating the plurality of metal fibers to one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of assembling a fiber network comprising a plurality of metal fibers, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing a loose network out of the plurality of metal fibers at an assembling site; fixing the plurality of metal fibers to one another by forming contact points between the single metal fibers by heating the plurality of fibers at a heating rate higher than 50 K/min, in particular higher than 100 K/min, especially higher than 200 K/min, preferably higher than 1000 K/min, to a fixation temperature selected in the range of 50 to 98% of their melting point temperature; and cooling the plurality of fibers at a cooling rate higher than 50 K/min, preferably higher than 100 K/min.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing an electrode, comprising the following steps: Step (A) of providing a conductive base material, Step (B) of providing a coating composition comprising an electrode active material and optionally a binder, wherein the coating composition is a free-flowing powder, Step (C) of coating the conductive base material provided in step (A) with the coating composition provided in Step (B), and Step (D) of heating the coated conductive base material obtained in step (C) and optionally compressing the coated conductive base material (14), e.g. by calendering. Further, the present invention relates to an electrode, a dry coating composition, a battery and an electric circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode for a mono- or multivalent ion battery, comprising a three-dimensional network of metal fibers, wherein the metal fibers are directly in contact to one another, and an active material, wherein the network of metal fibers has a thickness in the range of 200 ?m to 5 mm. Further, the present invention relates to a battery comprising the electrode of the present invention and to an electric vehicle, comprising the battery of the present invention.

Abstract: A filter comprising a plurality of metal fibers having a non-round cross section, in particular a rectangular, quadric, partial circular or an elliptical cross section, with the cross section comprising a large axis and a small axis, wherein a ratio of the small axis to the large axis lies in the range of 0.99 to 0.05. The invention further relates to a treatment method for metal fibers comprising an elliptical or rectangular cross section, both having a large axis and a small axis, wherein a ratio of a length of the small axis to a length of the large axis is smaller than 1, preferably smaller than 0.5, wherein the treatment method comprises the step of heating the fibers (10) in an oven to a temperature value in ° C. between 70 and 95% of the melting temperature in ° C., such that the ratio of the length of the small axis (D2) to the length of the large axis (D1) increases, preferably to the range of 0.05 to 0.99, wherein the metal fibers (10) are at least a part of a filter according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a network of metal fibers, comprising a plurality of metal fibers fixed to one another; wherein at least some of the plurality of metal fibers have a length of 1.0 mm or more, a width of 100 ?m or less and a thickness of 50 ?m or less. The invention further relates to a method comprising step 1 of producing a plurality of metal fibers (2) by melt spinning; step 2 of providing a loose network of metal fibers (2) produced in step 1; and step 3 of fixating the plurality of metal fibers to one another by one of the following processes c1 to c4.