Metal and Composite Concepts for Fire-Safe Battery Casings: AZL at Aachen Body Engineering Days 2025

Metal and Composite Concepts for Fire-Safe Battery Casings: AZL at Aachen Body Engineering Days 2025

As part of the 18th Aachen Body Engineering Days (AKT) hosted by fka GmbH on September 16th–17th, 2025, Warden Schijve, Design Leader at AZL Aachen GmbH, will present recent developments in the design and evaluation of battery housing concepts. With the title “Metal and composite material concepts for fire safe battery casings”, his presentation will…

Designing Next-Generation Thermoplastic Vessels for Hydrogen and CNG Applications
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Designing Next-Generation Thermoplastic Vessels for Hydrogen and CNG Applications

The use of thermoplastic resins for high-pressure storage vessels is a topic of high interest across the industry. This is highlighted by key players such as Toyota, whose perspective on this technology is shared by Dr. Martin Kerschbaum, Manager of the ME22 R&D Material Engineering Division at Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA: “The usage of thermoplastic…

Benchmarking Battery Casing Materials Under Thermal Runaway Conditions
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Benchmarking Battery Casing Materials Under Thermal Runaway Conditions

Thermal management and fire safety have become critical topics in the design of battery systems for electric vehicles and beyond. Building on its long-standing work in this area, AZL has launched a new Joint Partner Project, “Thermal Runaway Testing for Battery Casings”, to advance the benchmarking of materials for battery housings under realistic thermal runaway…