What are Battery Casings?
Battery casings, also called battery housings, are the shells or walls encasing the functional battery parts and chemicals. Batteries, sometimes referred to as cells, are storage devices for electricity and are classified as “primary” if they are disposable and “secondary” if they are re-chargeable. The typical 12 volt DC automobile battery, also known as a lead-acid battery contains lead, cell plates, straps, acid and distilled water. All of these components are packaged by the battery casing into a compact, convenient and, above all, safe device capable of efficiently providing the high current needed to start a car. Most heavy-duty, lead-acid battery casings are manufactured from polypropylene copolymers — essentially, plastic with an attitude — which resist the corrosive effects of battery acid. There is currently a trend away from using halogen-based fire-retardant materials and toward non-halogen-based materials in the manufacture of heavy-duty battery casings. Halogenated materi
2009-03-04 Battery casings, also called battery housings, are the shells or walls encasing the functional battery parts and chemicals. Batteries, sometimes referred to as cells, are storage devices for electricity and are classified as “primary” if they are disposable and “secondary” if they are re-chargeable. The typical 12 volt DC automobile battery, also known as a lead-acid battery contains lead, cell plates, straps, acid and distilled water. All of these components are packaged by the battery casing into a compact, convenient and, above all, safe device capable of efficiently providing the high current needed to start a car. Most heavy-duty, lead-acid battery casings are manufactured from polypropylene copolymers – essentially, plastic with an attitude – which resist the corrosive effects of battery acid. There is currently a trend away from using halogen-based fire-retardant materials and toward non-halogen-based materials in the manufacture of heavy-duty battery casings. Halogen
