EV White Paper

Materials that Improve Battery Performance

A review of functional adhesives, coatings and resins for designers and manufacturers seeking optimal mechanical performance, safety, thermal conductivity, noise reduction, and sustainability.

Although the utility of electric vehicles (EVs) has made substantial progress in the last ten years, much work remains toward improving their yield and lowering cost. The nucleus of this challenge is the battery system, where designers must try and balance competing constraints such as cost, power output and weight to optimize vehicle performance.

This discussion focuses on the properties, performance, and benefits of functional adhesives, coatings, and resins with an emphasis on the following, core concepts:

Structural & thermal adhesives
Thermal gap fillers & pastes
Conductive coatings for EMI/RFI suppression
Protective coatings and resins

Industry insiders theorize that the battery capacity needs to be between $100 and $250/kWh to achieve cost parity…[Read more]