Figure depicts the experimental and simulated density and porosity values for microstructures composed of AM1 and AM2 coming from slurries with 48 %, 50 % and 52 % SC. The experimental density and porosity values are obtained from two different punches of the same dried electrode. The only obvious trend is that the density of the cathodes after drying directly correlates with the SC of the slurry. However, the microstructures do not continue this trend after calendaring. Since the drying procedure removes the solvent after the slurry formulation, the porosity and density values may not show a monotonic correlation with the SC. Nevertheless, to come up with a concrete conclusion a high number of samples is needed to statistically validate this outcome. The simulation outcomes are compared with experimental density and porosity data, in Figure and, where both AMs (AM1 and AM2) result in a dry electrode density between 1.0 -1.5 g/cm and a calendered electrode density between 2.0 -2.5 g/cm 3 with AM2 dry density being slightly higher. However, the AM1 microstructures have higher calendered density. This becomes evident from their porosity data in Figure and, where the smaller particles of AM1 results in higher dry porosity (approx. 70 % for 48 % and 50 % SC and 50% for 52 % SC) and both AMs have a calendered porosity between 20 % -30 %. As all CBD particles of the simulated microstructures have the same size after drying, the PSDs of the AM and the particle arrangement in the microstructures are the main differences in the resulting simulated microstructures. However, the simulated microstructures show good agreement with the experimental results by capturing the structural properties in terms of density and porosity. This means that SSB microstructure cannot be fully optimized by only focusing on the drying process and the initial properties of the microstructural components play a definite role. AM1 has lower densities for the dried electrodes but can be higher after calendering when compared to AM2. This becomes more evident when observing that the smaller AM1 particles yield a higher porosity after drying but compact more when calendered resulting in higher densities.