About Element Atlanta-Gainesville Battery Testing Laboratory
Element Atlanta–Gainesville is a dedicated battery testing laboratory providing accredited safety, performance, cycling, abuse, and regulatory testing for all major lithium, nickel, alkaline, and emerging battery chemistries. Serving automotive, aerospace, medical device, consumer electronics, wearables, and industrial markets, the laboratory helps manufacturers ensure the safety, reliability, and performance of battery-powered products.
With over 2,000 cycling channels, temperature ranges from –70°C to 300°C, high-accuracy current control, humidity and altitude simulation, air-to-air thermal shock, and extensive abuse-test capabilities, the facility supports full battery lifecycle evaluation from early R&D through certification and failure analysis.
As an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory, Atlanta–Gainesville performs UN 38.3 transportation testing, IEC 62133-1/-2, UL 2054 and UL 1642 safety testing, and USABC electric vehicle battery performance protocols. The lab also offers X-ray/CT analysis, SEM, mechanical shock and vibration, accelerated rate calorimetry, and comprehensive failure investigation.
Element’s technical experts collaborate closely with customers throughout development, providing guidance on test planning, regulatory pathways, risk mitigation, and compliance strategies. With deep domain expertise and advanced equipment, Atlanta–Gainesville delivers high-quality insights to support safe, high-performance battery-powered products.
Compliance and capabilities at Element Atlanta - Gainesville
Metallic Materials & Alloys
- Steels (including H13)
- Aluminum & Magnesium Alloys
- Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals
- Heat-Treated Materials
- Welded Materials
Automotive & Transportation Components
- Structural Parts
- Fasteners, Bolts, Screws
- Powertrain & Driveline Materials
- Stamped & Machined Components
Aerospace & Defense Components
- Structural Metallic Components
- Fatigue-Critical Materials
Industrial & Manufacturing Components
- Castings & Forgings
- Coated & Painted Materials
- Wear-Critical Surfaces
- Machine Components
Failure Analysis Materials
- Fractured Hardware
- Contaminated Surfaces
- Coatings & Residues
Capabilities and Equipment
Cycling capabilities
- ~2000 channels
- Voltage range (10V-150V)
- Amp range (up to 400A)
- Current accuracy (150uA)
- Pulse capable (5ms)
Additional capabilities
- Vibration
- X-ray and CT
- Mechanical shock
- SEM
- Accelerated rate calorimetry
Environmental chambers
- 60 chambers
- 25C & 45C storage room (10ft x 15ft each)
- Temp. ranges (-70℃ to 300C)
- Humidity capable
- High ramp rate (>10℃/min)
- Air-air thermal shock
IEC / EN Standards
- IEC 62281
- IEC 62133-1
- IEC 62133-2
- IEC 61960-3 (Internal Resistance)
- IEC 60086-2
- EN 60950-1
- EN 62368-1
UL / CSA Standards
- UL 1642
- UL 2054
- UL 4200A
- UL/CSA 62133-1
- UL/CSA 62133-2
USABC / Electric Vehicle Standards
- USABC 48-V Mild Hybrid Battery Test Manual – Capacity & HPPC
- USABC EV Battery Test Manual – Capacity, Cycle Life, Calendar Life, Thermal Performance
Global expertise
Working with Element, you have access to our global network of materials testing and product qualification test experts. Meet our Engaged Experts.