Alkegen, a specialty materials company, has announced that its new range of anti-thermal propagation products has been selected by JLR for its next-generation electric vehicles.
Alkegen mentioned that the new product line will play a crucial role in supporting JLR’s design process and assisting in material selection for anti-thermal propagation management within the battery pack. Production for the new product line is set to ramp up immediately.
Alkegen’s FyreWrap® LiB (Lithium-ion Battery) thermal barriers are a family of high-temperature, lightweight, thermal, and electrically insulating materials designed to prevent thermal runaway propagation in lithium-ion battery applications.
**CAPABILITIES**
– Thermal Runaway propagation prevention
– Fire-resistant, and flame-barrier
– High Temperature Thermal and Electrical Insulation
– Thin, light-weight uniform flexible materials
– Easy to wrap, shape or cut
– Excellent chemical stability
– Non-woven compressible fiber matrix
**MATERIAL PROPERTIES**
– Temperature grade (°C): 1260 – 1600
– Thermal conductivity: 0.0337 W/mK @ 25°C (ASTM E1530)
– Thickness (mm): 0.8 – 10.0
– Weight (kg/m²): 0.3 – 0.4
– Dielectric strength (ASTM D149): >3.5 kV/mm at minimum thickness
– Arc resistivity (ASTM D495): <40 sec
For more information about Alkegen’s recent innovations in the EV battery market, visit http://www.alkegen.com/battery.
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