Battery case, battery, liquid crystal polymer, and article

Abstract

A battery case comprising a container configured to house an electrode assembly, wherein the container comprises a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, the bottom wall and the plurality of side walls are integrated to define an internal space for housing the electrode assembly and to further define a top opening on an opposing side from the bottom wall, at least one of the bottom wall and the plurality of side walls comprises a liquid crystal polymer, the liquid crystal polymer comprises a plurality of blocks comprising an average of about 2 to about 5 structural units derived from hydroxybenzoic acid, and the container has a water vapor transmission rate at a wall thickness of 1 mm of less than about 0.07 g/m2/day, as measured at 38° C. and a relative humidity of 100% according to ISO 15106 and ASTM F1249.

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