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Electric Vehicle Battery Enclosure Material Safety (UL 2596)

In this on-demand webinar, UL Solutions experts discuss hazards associated with a thermal runaway event and methods of evaluating the safety of plastic and composite materials in and around battery enclosures.

Electric vehicle batteries.

Watch now: Electric Vehicle Battery Enclosure Material Safety (UL 2596)

UL 2596, Test Method for Thermal and Mechanical Performance of Battery Enclosure Materials, specifies the requirements for the evaluation of EV battery enclosure materials.

Webinar date 

Sept. 28, 2022

Speaker

Daniel O'Shea, principal engineer

In this on-demand webinar, experts from UL Solutions will review the hazards associated with a thermal runaway event and discuss available methods to evaluate plastic and composite materials in and around battery enclosures. The discussion includes:

  • A brief introduction to EV battery packs.
  • A description and examples of thermal runaway events.
  • Available methods for the evaluation of plastic and composite materials for battery applications, including:
    • Battery Enclosure Thermal Runaway (BETR) evaluation
    • Torch and Grit (TaG) test.

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