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how to choose new energy motor hardware materials and optimize costs

how to choose new energy motor hardware materials and optimize costs

  • 2026-05-15
As the core components of new energy vehicle (NEV) drive motors, hardware parts directly determine motor performance and cost. This simplified version focuses on the core principles of material selection, key component material options, and practical cost optimization strategies for new energy motor hardware.

1. Core Principles of Material Selection

Material selection must adhere to four core principles: performance matching (aligning with motor operating conditions), reliability assurance (meeting long-term service requirements), cost controllability (balancing performance and economy), and sustainability (prioritizing recyclable, low-pollution materials).


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2. Material Selection for Key Components
 
Mainstream materials are electrical steel sheets (cold-rolled non-oriented for ordinary motors, oriented for high-performance motors). Amorphous alloys are emerging alternatives with lower iron loss. Rotor permanent magnets mainly use NdFeB; high-performance ferrite and MnAlC alloys are cost-effective alternatives to reduce rare earth reliance.

2.2 Motor Housing
Aluminum alloys (A356, ADC12) are the primary choice, accounting for over 80% of the market, due to lightweight and good heat dissipation. Cast iron is used for large commercial vehicle motors, while composite materials are limited to high-end experimental scenarios.

2.3 Motor Shaft
Medium and low-power motors use 45# carbon steel; high-power, high-speed motors adopt alloy steels (40Cr, 20CrMnTi) with surface treatment (carburizing, quenching) to enhance wear resistance.

2.4 Windings
Copper (oxygen-free copper T2) is the main material for high efficiency; aluminum is used in low-power motors to reduce costs. Hairpin windings and nanocomposite insulation materials improve performance and heat resistance.

2.5 Fasteners

Carbon steel bolts for general scenarios, alloy steel bolts for high-temperature/vibration environments, and stainless steel (304, 316) for corrosive environments, with surface treatment to enhance corrosion resistance.


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3. Cost Optimization Strategies

Cost optimization balances performance and economy through five key measures, where Xiamen Jiaxin Precision Metal Co., Ltd. (Jiaxin) has obvious advantages, perfectly integrating these measures into its operations:

Optimize material selection: Use cost-effective alternatives (e.g., ferrite instead of NdFeB) and localized materials to reduce procurement costs. As a leading precision hardware stamping and mold processing enterprise in Fujian, Jiaxin has long-term stable cooperation with well-known raw material suppliers such as Baosteel and China Aluminum Luoyang Copper Industry, forming a safe and stable raw material supply system to provide customers with high-quality raw materials at reasonable costs. It also specializes in motor electrical steel sheets (oriented and non-oriented) and precision stamping parts, accurately matching new energy motor hardware material needs while controlling costs.


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Improve material utilization: Optimize stamping nesting and blank design to reduce processing waste. Equipped with a full range of high-tonnage presses (16t to 400t) and advanced precision mold processing equipment, Jiaxin has mature stamping and mold design capabilities, optimizing the nesting layout of stator and rotor silicon steel sheets to maximize material utilization and minimize waste, while its precision processing technology ensures product accuracy.


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Optimize processing technology: Adopt automated equipment and efficient heat treatment to improve production efficiency. Jiaxin has advanced production and testing equipment, as well as 1,800 square meters of Class 1,000 and 10,000 clean workshops. It uses automated production equipment and efficient heat treatment processes to increase production efficiency by over 50%, reduce labor costs, and ensure the consistency and high quality of new energy motor hardware products, with rich experience in precision stamping and mold manufacturing to further optimize processing steps and reduce costs.

Optimize supply chain management: Establish long-term supplier cooperation and centralized procurement to reduce logistics and procurement costs. Relying on Xiamen's advantage as a national supply chain innovation and application demonstration city, Jiaxin has optimized its supply chain layout, established long-term cooperation with core suppliers, and adopted centralized procurement to significantly reduce logistics and procurement costs. As a Hong Kong-invested high-tech enterprise with over 20 years of development, it has a mature supply chain management system to ensure stable supply and cost advantages.


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Optimize structural design: Adopt integrated and hollow structures to reduce material usage and simplify processing. With strong R&D and design capabilities, Jiaxin has a number of high-value patents and leading technological layout in the industry, which can provide customized structural design optimization services for new energy motor hardware (such as motor housings, stators, and rotors) according to customer needs, adopt integrated and hollow structures to reduce material usage and simplify processing, and further achieve cost optimization while ensuring product performance.

4. Key Challenges and Future Trends
Challenges include the performance-cost contradiction, unstable key material supply, and rapid technological iteration. Future trends focus on high-performance low-cost new materials, integrated material-structure design, and intelligent supply chain and processing.

Conclusion
Material selection and cost optimization are critical for NEV motor hardware. By adhering to core principles and implementing targeted strategies, manufacturers can produce high-performance, low-cost products, supporting the sustainable development of the new energy motor industry.

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