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Pristine lithium prismatic battery cell loaded into hydraulic crush fixture under fluorescent laboratory lighting
BEFORE TEST
Cell Specs
ChemistryNMC 811
Capacity120 Ah
FormatPrismatic
Voltage3.65V
● INTAKE LOGGED
VS
Battery cell mid-test with thermal sensors flashing red, casing buckling under hydraulic force, data graphs spiking on monitoring screen
DURING TEST
LIVE DATA
TEMP_01: 23.4°C → 847°C
PRESSURE: 0.0 → 412 kPa
VOLTAGE: 4.20V → 0.00V
CYCLE: 2,847 / 3,000
CAPACITY: 98.3% → 71.2%
CRUSH_FORCE: 0 → 13.4 kN
VENT_DETECT: NEGATIVE
TR_PROPAGATION: CONTAINED
ISO_STANDARD: IEC_62660
STATUS: RECORDING
CELL_ID: NMC-8841-B
ELECTROLYTE: STABLE
SEI_LAYER: 142nm
IMPEDANCE: 1.8mΩ
TEMP_01: 23.4°C → 847°C
PRESSURE: 0.0 → 412 kPa
VOLTAGE: 4.20V → 0.00V
CYCLE: 2,847 / 3,000
CAPACITY: 98.3% → 71.2%
CRUSH_FORCE: 0 → 13.4 kN
VENT_DETECT: NEGATIVE
TR_PROPAGATION: CONTAINED
ISO_STANDARD: IEC_62660
STATUS: RECORDING
CELL_ID: NMC-8841-B
ELECTROLYTE: STABLE
SEI_LAYER: 142nm
IMPEDANCE: 1.8mΩ
ALERT ACTIVE
Temp847°C ↑
Pressure412 kPa
StatusVENTING
SafetyCONTAINED
● RECORDING
Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory

UN 38.3 · IEC 62660 · UL 2580 · Custom Protocols

14,800+
Cells Tested
99.3%
Cert Pass Rate
6
Standards Covered
48hr
Report Turnaround
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Battery cell post-crush test with deformed casing, no fire or explosion — test passed
CRUSH COMPLETE
Pristine prismatic battery cell before mechanical crush test, perfect rectangular form
CELL INTACT

Mechanical Crush

UN 38.3 T7 · IEC 62660-3

13.4 kN peak force

Hydraulic platens apply controlled force at 1.5 mm/s. We log voltage, temperature, and deformation at 100 Hz until test termination criteria.

Force
0 kN→13.4 kN
Deformation
0%→34%
Thermal Event
—→NONE
Thermal chamber post-test showing contained venting event with temperature data overlay
PEAK: 847°C
Battery cell inside thermal chamber before test, ambient temperature, sensors attached
AMBIENT: 23°C

Thermal Abuse

IEC 62660-2 · UL 2580

5°C/min ramp to 130°C

Programmable thermal chamber with blast-rated walls. Thermocouple array on cell surface, tabs, and housing. Ventilation chemistry analyzed.

Ramp Rate
—→5°C/min
Peak Temp
23°C→847°C
Propagation
—→CONTAINED
Overcharged battery cell post-test showing swelling and gas venting, no fire event recorded
SOC: 150%
Battery cell at nominal charge connected to cycling equipment, voltage stable at 4.2V
SOC: 100%

Overcharge

UN 38.3 T5 · IEC 62133

2C rate to 150% SOC

Precision power supplies force current beyond BMS cutoff. Gas chromatography identifies electrolyte decomposition products in real time.

Charge Rate
0.5C→2.0C
Voltage
4.20V→5.41V
Gas Event
NONE→DETECTED
Cycle life degradation curve graph showing capacity retention over 3000 cycles with bankable data
CYCLE 3,000
Battery cycling test equipment at cycle 1, showing fresh capacity at 100% baseline
CYCLE 1

Cycle Life

IEC 62660-1 · Custom

3,000 cycles @ 25°C

Multi-channel cyclers run 24/7 in climate-controlled rooms. Capacity, internal resistance, and coulombic efficiency logged every cycle.

Initial Cap
100%→71.2%
Cycles
0→3,000
Cert Ready
—→YES
Certifications Produced

Destroyed here.
Approved everywhere.

Every cell we abuse produces a traceable certification document. Here's what destruction looks like when it ships product.

Electric vehicle battery module stack post thermal propagation test showing contained failure
CERTIFIED
UL 2580 / FMVSS 305UL-2580-2024-0841PASS — No External Fire
EV Powertrain

400V Module Stack

Thermal Propagation

"We were 6 weeks from SOP. Cell ran thermal propagation on our full module over a weekend and had the UL report on Monday."

MH

Marcus Holloway

VP Powertrain Engineering, Detroit EV Co.

Consumer electronics lithium battery pack after UN 38.3 testing with certification documentation
CERTIFIED
UN 38.3 T1–T8UN383-2025-1192-APASS — Air Freight Cleared
Consumer Electronics

18650 Pack — Laptop

UN 38.3 Full Suite

"Container was held at port. Cell got us the UN 38.3 cert in 11 days."

PM

Priya Menon

PM, Hardware, Bengaluru Consumer Tech

Cycle life degradation graph showing LFP battery capacity retention over 3000 cycles
CERTIFIED
IEC 62660-1IEC-62660-2025-0334PASS — 71.2% Retention
Energy Storage Startup

LFP Pouch — 280Ah

3,000-Cycle Life

"Series B investors wanted third-party cycle data. Cell's IEC report closed the round."

JO

Jake Osei

CTO, GridScale Energy, Austin TX

NMC battery pack in thermal test chamber with temperature monitoring equipment attached
CERTIFIED
IEC 62660-3 + UN 38.3IEC-62660-2025-0891PASS — No Venting
EV Startup

NMC Pouch — 100kWh Pack

Overcharge + Crush

"Two standards, one campaign. Cell's team ran parallel protocols and cut our certification timeline by 5 weeks."

AK

Ananya Krishnan

Systems Engineer, Bangalore EV Startup

Standards We Certify Against

UN 38.3IEC 62660-1IEC 62660-2IEC 62660-3UL 2580IEC 62133FMVSS 305Custom
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48hr Report Turnaround

Most campaigns deliver certified data in under 2 weeks.

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Cell to Pack Scale

From single-cell screening to 400V module thermal propagation.

Lab Status
Channels Active48 / 64
Tests Running12
Next SlotAvailable
Throughput~320 cells/mo