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Four Fascinating Facts about Mica Products

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Do you know that the mica mineral group represents 37 phyllosilicate minerals that are characterized by a platy texture? There are many fascinating facts about mica that you may have never heard about . Most people use mica products in their daily life without realizing it. For example, almost all of the leading beauty product brands contain mica ? It is also present in electrical appliances like electric irons .   In this column, we will be sharing four fascinating facts about mica, mica products, and  mica mineral uses .  So, let’s get started.    Mica was used by humans in prehistoric times. It was used by almost every human civilization for artistic purposes like cave paintings. In the present, muscovite and phlogopite are commercially important micas.  Have you ever heard of synthetic mica? There are two types of mica. Natural mica and synthetic mica. Natural mica is grey in color and has uneven edges. ...

How to Insulate a Car Battery Pack?

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A car battery pack provides power to the engine of an electric vehicle. Due to the chemical nature of the battery and the heat involved in the process of generation of electricity, thermal runaway can occur in the battery cells. That’s why car battery packs need to be insulated. Not just to prevent thermal runaways, car batteries are also insulated to protect themselves from temperature changes. Both extremely hot and extremely cold environments can damage a car battery and reduce its life. Many different elements are used to insulate car batteries, but Mica is the industrial standard. Most companies use Mica carbattery insulation sleeves to insulate car battery packs that you can buy from the car dealership or local mica-based insulation suppliers. How to Insulate Car Battery?      To insulate a car battery, you have to measure the size of the car battery and wrap it with a car battery insulation sleeve. Automotive battery pack insulation is used for the comple...