metal mesh

[vipervma]

I have been rebuilding my old atomizers for a couple months now and I have run into one problem. Does anyone know what the material is that they use to wrap the ceramic cup in and where a person could get it. It is like a metal mesh and I have taken several searchs but am not sure of the material. Any help or advise would be appreciated and if this is posted in the wrong area I am sorry.

[bockafer]

I would also like a source of the metal wick material. A few of the regulars in this section seem to have connections with some of the suppliers and might be able to inquire for us.

[crashtestjeep]

try asking Nerf.....Im sure he could probly help.

[Tom09]

The mesh material is known as “foam nickel” or “nickel foam” (confirmed by chemical analysis in this thread).

Nickel foam is mass-produced for the battery industry. For application in an e-cig atomizer, you'd like to have this material in highest purity. Highest purity is achieved when the foam is made by the so called CVD production method. Among world's leading manufacturer of nickel materials is Vale Inco, so one should try to get hands on their Incofoam.

Main problem might well be to find this (or some similar) industrial material in very small quantities. Perhaps, you could inquire about distributors starting at the mentioned nickel foam manufacturer web page.

[bockafer]

Main problem might well be to find this (or some similar) industrial material in very small quantities.

Yeah, that's why I was hoping someone with an established relationship with some of the
e-cig companies in china might be able to chime in and help source this.

[rickou812]

Have we found a source for this yet? or at least a comparable replacement?

[mudmanc4]

Bump......... anyone ?

[SethG]

How about an alternative, anyone thought about stainless steel wool? Is there such a thing as "food grade" stainless steel? Stainless steel wool is mainly used in re-packing exhaust "glass packs" so its probably not going to be very pure...

[MaxUT]

Stainless steel cookware and flatware is typically made of 18-8 alloy, otherwise known as type 304. There's nothing special about it, it's just common stainless steel.

I suggest type 316 stainless steel wool; it's more resistant to heat and corrosion.

McMaster-Carr

Just soak it in hot water and detergent to remove any processing residue and rinse it well in distilled water.

[sjohnson]

I wonder how that SS wool would work for a cartridge filler? No burning, no rusting, nothing bad would come out of it if your atomizer stuck in the "on" position, it wouldn't even melt at atomizer temperatures.