SAE J3021_201410

1. SCOPE
2. REFERENCES
3. DEFINITIONS
4. SAMPLE PREPARATION
5. BULK AND TAP DENSITY
6. SURFACE AREA
7. PARTICLE SIZE (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PARTICLE,
    DISTRIBUTION)
8. PHASE PURITY/CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE (EX XRD;
    REFERENCE RIETVELD)
9. THERMAL STABILITY (POWDER ONLY; POWDER IN ELECTROLYTE)
10. CHEMICAL CONTENT (LI, TRANSITION METAL, RATIO OF
    LI/TM, IMPURITIES)
11. WATER CONTENT
12. PH
13. MORPHOLOGY (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PARTICLE)
    (METHOD EX = SEM)
14. OHMIC PROPERTIES
15. NOTES

This SAE RP provides a set of test methods and practices for the characterization of the properties of Li-battery cathode active material.

This SAE RP provides a set of test methods and practices for the characterization of the properties of Li-battery cathode active material.It is not within the scope of this document to establish criteria for the test results, as these are usually established between the vendor and customer.It is not within the scope of this document to examine the rheological properties of the cathode material in slurry since such properties are influenced by the conductive additive and the solid loading, which are determined through discussion between the manufacturer and user.It is not within the scope of this document to examine the electrochemical properties of cathode materials since these are influenced by electrode design. The committee considers that it is impossible to establish an electrode design that would be appropriate for all cathode active materials.