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. 2015 Jan 14;5:7788. doi: 10.1038/srep07788

Table 1. The summary of three 50 Ah LTO batteries combustion behavior.

State of charge 0% SOC 50% SOC 100% SOC
Ignition time, s 4629 3900 1465
Combustion time, s 2880 1093 568
Jet fire times 0 1 2
Ignition position cathode anode anode
Anode temperature at ignition, °C 112 119 121
Temperature rise rate at heating stage on anode electrode, °C s−1 0.021 0.027 0.07
Upper surface temperature at ignition, °C 141 146.6
Bottom surface temperature at ignition, °C 212 238 323
Maximum flame temperature, °C 837.3 723.1 747
Total mass loss, g 215 239 480
Total mass loss percentage, % 13.04 14.67 28.96
Maximum mass loss rate, g s−1 1.5 15.5 30.1
Mean mass loss rate, g s−1 3.583 3.983 8
Maximum flame width, mm 109 275 304
Maximum flame height, mm 309 254 257

Notes: 1. The combustion time of 0% SOC battery is hard to be confirmed for the battery fire at the end is rather weak but last for a long time.

2. The 0% SOC battery combusted stably, no such jet fire ejected as 50% and 100% SOC batteries did.

3. The package combustion is not included.