Glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide 6 for automotive battery housings, lightweight without sacrificing performance

As electric vehicle (EV) production increases and charging infrastructure develops, longer journeys become more feasible, and automakers have a responsibility to further reduce vehicle weig.

For example, Lanxess and Kautex Textron are conducting feasibility studies on direct long-fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT) and polyamide 6 (PA6) resi.

Switch from PA6,6 to PA6

LANXESS has also made progress in the peripheral components of electric vehicle batteries, once again leading the w.

A current example is the housing of an on-board battery charger used in an EV compact car made by a German automak.

This large-scale application underscores the fact that PA6 compounds do not necessarily have to be hydrolytically stabilized for use in glycol-water coolant cooling applications in electric vehicl.

Thermal management requirements for electric powertrains vary

Plastic components in the cooling circuit of internal combustion engines have long been dominated by PA6 This is because this thermoplastic is very resistant to hot coolants such as water-glycol mixtur.

The housing is approximately 29 cm long and 12 cm wide, with a considerable flange leng.

In addition, Durethan BKV50H0 is thermally stabilized with copper-free H0, which will not cause galvanic corrosion of metal parts in the cooling circu.