What is the difference between battery UN38.3 and MSDS test report?

1、 Different references

1. UN38.3: refers to the third part 38 of the United Nations Manual of Tests and Standards for the Transport of Dangerous Goods specially developed in the United Nations for the transport of dangerous goods The third item requires that the lithium battery must pass the high simulation, high and low temperature cycle, vibration test, impact test, 55 ℃ external short circuit, impact test, overcharge test and forced rough impact discharge test before transportation to ensure the safety of lithium battery transportation.

2. MSDS test report: a comprehensive regulatory document on chemical characteristics provided by chemical production, trade and sales enterprises to downstream customers and the public according to legal requirements

2、 Different requirements

1. UN38.3: Conduct high and low temperature impact test under the conditions of 72 ± 2 ℃ and - 40 ± 2 ℃. The storage time in the limit temperature is ≥ 6h, the high and low temperature conversion time is ≤ 30min, the impact time is 10 times, the storage time at room temperature (20 ± 5 ℃) is 24h, and the total test time is at least one week

2. MSDS test report: 16 items including physical and chemical parameters, flammability and explosion performance, health hazard, safe use and storage, leakage disposal, first aid measures and relevant laws and regulations of the chemical fighter.

3、 Symbolic difference


1. UN38.3: According to the requirements of civil aviation regulations, airlines and airport cargo collection and transportation departments should review the transportation documents of lithium batteries, and the most important is the UN38.3 safety test report of each type of lithium battery.

2. MSDS test report: The quality of MSDS is an important indicator to measure a company's strength, image and management level. High-quality chemical products equipped with high-quality MSDS are bound to increase more business opportunities.