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As the electric vehicle (EV) share of the automobile market continues to grow, the new means of propulsion has created the need to take a fresh look at automotive design, engineering and manufacturing. The automobile industry is demanding lighter, stronger and safer products, and Envalior engineering materials experts are meeting those demands with innovative new materials.
Arnitel® material grades are frequently used in film applications that are permeable to water vapor or "breathable." For proper application designs, engineers want to be able to predict moisture vapor transmission rates (MVTR) for material grades and know how it affects material performance in specific applications. Our Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate Tool allows you to easily estimate the MVTR of a material you are considering.
Engineering thermoplastics like PBT and PBT blends have potential for applications in the EV battery sector. Although PBT has been widely utilized in electrical and electronic automotive components, it may be challenging to find a material specifically for battery components. Certain requirements must be met, and so Envalior and Hella tailormade a material for BMU and CMU housings that is resistance to heat and chemicals.
Ball bearings in EVs must meet higher requirements than in ICE vehicles. The trend towards more compact and lower weight electric motors operating at higher rotational speeds is reinforcing this. A material that offers higher stiffness and creep resistance than the usual PA66, and which is more cost-effective than PEEK, is available.
The materials used to make EV battery housings play a key role in passenger safety. To focus on safety and performance of EVs, engineers need to use a material that enhances the thermal stability of batteries, prevents thermal runaway, and mitigates the risk of fire or explosion. At Envalior, we tested a new composite under our Tepex® brand, which is ideal for components inside an EV battery.
During JEC World 2024 in Paris, Envalior revealed lightweight and flame-retardant composite applications for electric vehicles (EVs). Clemson University with partners Envalior, University of Delaware and Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, was one of three finalists for the JEC Composites Innovation Awards.
In today’s landscape of electrical/electronics (E/E) components, the demand for plastic parts with superior tracking resistance is crucial. Yet, a comprehensive portfolio of glass-fiber-reinforced PBT compounds have not been readily available in the market in the past. Now, Envalior offers a PBT series designed to ensure the reliability, performance, and safety your products require to meet the increasing demands modern electronics place on materials.
Lightweighting plays a significant role in creating optimal driving experiences. To compensate for heavy batteries in electric vehicles, engineers need to design lightweight components, including underbody panel components. There are engineering materials much lighter than metal that can be utilize. These materials also ease logistics, and allow fewer secondary operations with lower energy consumption, less waste streams in production and less hazardous production steps.
For proper application designs, engineers want to run advanced simulations and obtain the most precise predictions possible during product development. With our Material Card Selector, you can easily and quickly download material cards for a large range of our grades and conditions. The key output is a material card ready to be used in common CAE software packages. Once you select what software to use, you can filter for a material, version and other parameters.
Two more of Envalior’s 18 production facilities—Jhagadia in India and Porto Feliz in Brazil—have been certified to the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus sustainability standard. These sites can now market ECO compounds of the Durethan® (polyamides 6 and 66) and Pocan® (PBT) brands, for which the content of bio-based and/or circular raw materials is rendered completely transparent for customers.
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