Structural adhesives are used in EV battery packs to create bonds that can withstand various environmental conditions and mechanical loads. These adhesives provide shear and tensile strength to increase protection against external forces such as impacts, vibrations, and loads. With structural adhesives, battery components are stronger together.
For this reason, thermal adhesives are used at several locations in battery modules, such as between individual cells, or between cells and cooling plates. Structural adhesives are used in EV battery packs to create bonds that can withstand various environmental conditions and mechanical loads.
Dupont’s BETAMATE (5) and BETAFORCE (7) are part of a broad portfolio of adhesives for numerous EV applications. The next generation of EV batteries is witnessing the emergence of cell-to-pack designs. These designs integrate battery cells into the pack using thermal structural adhesives.
One of the key components in an EV battery pack is the enclosure, which houses the individual battery cells. Structural adhesives play a crucial role in joining the components of the enclosure, such as sidewalls and battery crossmembers, providing both structural support and sealing.
PPG’s latest proven adhesive and sealant technologies are ideally suited to a variety of EV battery pack needs, including sealing of pack shells and components, fixing of cells and modules into packs, structural reinforcement, and impact resistance. Solutions include:
These solutions include: PPG’s latest proven adhesive and sealant technologies are ideally suited to a variety of EV battery pack needs, including sealing of pack shells and components, fixing of cells and modules into packs, structural reinforcement, and impact resistance.