Dec 06, 2025
How We Stopped an EV Battery Pack from Cooking Itself – A Real Hebei Lab Story
Last December, minus 12 °C outside our Langfang facility, but inside the test chamber it felt like a sauna. A major Shenzhen NEV maker shipped us a 800V pack and said: “Make it survive a full thermal runaway simulation.” Without proper insulation, the temperature spiked 42 °C in under 4 minutes – enough to trigger the safety vent and ruin the whole module.
We mixed 12 % of our hydrophobic silica aerogel powder (average 15 μm) into their composite separator layer. Result? Peak temperature rise dropped to just 5.2 °C. The propagation test that used to fail in 38 seconds now ran past 3 minutes with zero flame spread. Their chief engineer stared at the thermal camera and muttered, “This is witchcraft.”
It’s not witchcraft. It’s 99 % porosity, 0.013 W/m·K conductivity, and true Class A1 fire rating that works up to 800 °C. Thickness added? Only 6 mm. Weight penalty? Less than 180 g per kWh. That directly translates into 30–50 km extra range on a typical 80 kWh pack.
In 2024 alone we supplied customized aerogel blends to 18 Tier-1 and Tier-2 battery projects across China and Southeast Asia. Every single batch passed nail penetration and overcharge tests first time.
If you’re designing the next 4680, blade, or solid-state pack and heat is keeping you up at night – let’s talk. Drop your spec to cn-aerogel.com or WhatsApp +86 139 3392 9092 and I’ll send a free 100 g sample plus full test report within 48 hours.
2025 is coming fast. Don’t let thermal runaway be the reason your project gets delayed.
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