Global manufacturers, especially those in India and China, are increasingly required to address fire safety issues in battery systems for electric two-wheelers. After a fire accident occurred in two-wheeled electric vehicles, the industry is looking for better solutions, especially since the current solutions have problems with phase change material leakage and are not ideal.
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), a global diversified chemical company, has developed a new thermal runaway (TRA) barrier solution using existing STAMAX™ flame retardant resin technology to improve the fire safety of two-wheel electric vehicle batteries.
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When the thermal runaway barrier layer of STAMAX resin encounters an open flame or high heat, it will immediately form small dents similar to coke. Within minutes, these charcoal additions form an expanding layer that acts as a barrier to the cells, meaning that if one cell is damaged, the fire will not spread while the other cells will remain intact.
UL test
SABIC collaborated with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to test the thermal runaway barrier solution to verify its performance. The test consisted of placing 25 standard 18650 cylindrical cells in a box with 2 mm thick FR
The STAMAX 30YH570 resin barrier layer separates them, and then triggers the two cells in the middle, causing thermal runaway.
Subsequently, the damage to the remaining 23 cells was observed. It was found that these batteries can work safely without heat penetration or damage.
SABIC FR STAMAX 30YH570 resin has received UL’s official certification mark for its thermal resistance and mechanical properties under thermal runaway conditions.
Advantages for partners
SABIC’s unique injection-molded, one-piece thermal runaway barrier solution offers numerous advantages for electric vehicle batteries, including:
●Easy to disassemble
● Easy to manufacture, suitable for mass production, production cycle is less than one minute
● Easy to expand, suitable for cylindrical batteries of various sizes and capacities
● Lighter weight compared to traditional metals
● Reduce costs
● Reduce weight
● Improve fire safety
● Thermoplastic solutions are easy to recycle
About SABIC
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) is a world-renowned diversified chemical company headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company’s manufacturing plants are located around the world, including in many countries and regions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, and its products cover chemicals, general and high-performance plastics, agricultural nutrients and steel.
In key end application markets such as construction, medical equipment, packaging, agricultural nutrients, electronic appliances, transportation and clean energy, SABIC has long been committed to helping customers explore potential opportunities.
In 2022, SABIC’s net profit reached 16.53 billion rials ($4.41 billion), and total sales reached 198.47 billion rials ($52.92 billion). As of
At the end of 2022, the company’s total assets reached 313 billion rials ($83.46 billion). In 2022, SABIC’s total production will reach 61 million tons.
SABIC operates in approximately 50 countries around the world and has more than 31,000 employees. Adhering to the spirit of innovation and original thinking, SABIC’s various patents and pending applications have reached
10,090 items. The company has rich scientific research resources and has innovation centers in five core regions: the United States, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia and North Asia.
About BLUEHERO™
SABIC’s BLUEHERO initiative is an expanding ecosystem of materials, solutions, expertise and projects designed to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to electricity in support of global climate change goals. The program will initially focus on the automotive industry, with at its core SABIC’s global team of experts with expertise in the design, testing and data generation of electric vehicle batteries and related applications. The BLUEHERO program also once again fulfills SABIC’s corporate commitment to help customers achieve their business goals and address one of the biggest challenges of this era: moving towards a low-carbon future and a clean air economy for the benefit of people and the planet.
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