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Molicel INR21700-P42A

In brief: 21700 Li-ion battery cell. 4200mAh capacity. 45A continuous discharge. From $6.

Specs verified Jul 15, 2026

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Current best price $5.29. Over the past 90 days: low $5.29, high $7.99, average $6.08 — down 13% vs average.

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18650 Battery(30 records)
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18650 Battery Store(27 records)
Jul 15, 202612:32 PM$5.99$5.99$0.00Noactive
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Apr 21, 202609:00 AM$5.99$5.99InitialYesactive
IMR Batteries(16 records)
Jul 8, 202608:46 AM$5.99$5.99$0.00Yesactive
Jun 30, 202610:10 AM$5.99$5.99$0.00Noactive
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May 12, 202609:03 AM$5.99$5.99$0.00Noactive
Apr 21, 202609:05 AM$5.99$5.99InitialYesactive
Li-ion Wholesale(16 records)
Jul 9, 202608:26 PM$5.29$5.29$0.00Noactive
Jun 30, 202611:56 AM$5.29$5.29$0.00Noactive
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Apr 21, 202609:05 AM$5.29$5.29InitialYesactive
ProgressiveRC(15 records)
Jul 9, 202609:54 PM$7.99$7.99$0.00Noactive
Jul 7, 202607:49 PM$7.99$7.99$0.00Noactive
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Jun 30, 202612:56 PM$7.99$7.99$0.00Noactive
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Jun 25, 202612:43 PM$7.99$7.99$0.00Noactive
Jun 23, 202606:01 PM$7.99$7.99$0.00Noactive
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Jun 18, 202602:33 PM$7.99$7.99$0.00Noactive
Jun 3, 202606:07 PM$7.99$7.99$0.00Noactive
Jun 2, 202605:54 PM$7.99$7.99$0.00Noactive
May 31, 202605:39 PM$7.99$7.99$0.00Noactive
May 30, 202612:48 PM$7.99$7.99InitialNoactive

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Specifications

Cell Specs

Form Factor
21700
Chemistry
Li-ion
Capacity
4200mAh
Continuous Discharge
45.00A

Physical

Weight
66 g
Dimensions (L×W×H)
70mm × 21mm × 21mm

Resources

Official Batemo Page

Manufacturer Page<p>Get everything you need for the lithium-ion battery cell Molicel INR21700-P42A: Extensive measurement data in the total operation regime, a high-precision, physical battery model with global validity, and a teardown report that contains all details about materials and microstructures.</p> <table> <colgroup> <col width="50%"> <col width="50%"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td>Cell Origin</td> <td style="text-align:right">purchased on free market</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cell Format</td> <td style="text-align:right">21700</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dimen­sions</td> <td style="text-align:right">21.3 x 70&nbsp;mm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Weight</td> <td style="text-align:right">65.7 g</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capacity<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f66cf4a986" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f66cf4a986" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f66cf4a986" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> The nominal capacity origi­nates from the manufac­tur­er’s data sheet, if avail­able. When the data sheet is unavail­able, the nominal capacity is estimated. Batemo measured the C/10 capacity by discharging the cell at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C from 100% with a constant current of 0.42A (0.1C) until reaching the voltage of 2.5V. The thermal boundary condi­tion is free convection.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">nominal</span>&nbsp;4.20 Ah<br> <span style="font-size: 10px">C/10</span>&nbsp;3.82 Ah</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Current<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f66cf4aa19" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f66cf4aa19" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f66cf4aa19" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> All quanti­ties are measure­ment results from the Batemo battery labora­tory.<br> The contin­uous current is the highest current that completely discharges the cell without overheating it. There­fore, the cell is discharged from 100% state of charge (SOC) at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C with a constant current until a residual state of charge of 10% and either the lower voltage limit of 2.5V or 90% of the maximum surface temper­a­ture (72°C) is reached.<br> The peak current is the current that the cell can supply for 5 minutes. The cell is there­fore discharged from 100% SOC at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C with a constant current until it reaches either the lower voltage limit of 2.5V or the maximum surface temper­a­ture of 80°C after 5 minutes. For cells that reach the maximum surface temper­a­ture, the measured current is taken directly as the peak current. For cells that do not reach the maximum surface temper­a­ture after 5 minutes because they reach the lower voltage limit first, the measured current is multi­plied by a correc­tion factor that estimates the current that would have heated the cell to the maximum surface temper­a­ture within 5 minutes.<br> The thermal boundary condi­tion is free convec­tion. These operating conditions may be outside the cell manufacturer’s specification.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">contin­uous</span>&nbsp;21.5 A<br> <span style="font-size: 10px">peak</span>&nbsp;32.1 A</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Energy<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f66cf4aa71" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f66cf4aa71" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f66cf4aa71" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> Batemo measured the C/10 energy by discharging the cell at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C from 100% with a constant current of 0.42A (0.1C) until reaching the voltage of 2.5V. The thermal boundary condi­tion is free convection.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">C/10</span>&nbsp;14.2 Wh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Power<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f66cf4aac0" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f66cf4aac0" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f66cf4aac0" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> All quanti­ties are measure­ment results from the Batemo battery labora­tory.<br> The contin­uous power is the highest power that completely discharges the cell without overheating it. There­fore, the cell is discharged from 100% state of charge (SOC) at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C with a constant current until a residual state of charge of 10% and either the lower voltage limit of 2.5V or 90% of the maximum surface temper­a­ture ( 72°C) is reached.<br> The peak power is the power the cell can supply for 5 minutes. The cell is there­fore discharged from 100% SOC at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C with a constant current until it reaches either the lower voltage limit of 2.5V or the maximum surface temper­a­ture of 80°C after 5 minutes. For cells that reach the maximum temper­a­ture limit, the measured power is directly taken as peak power. For cells that do not reach the maximum surface temper­a­ture after 5 minutes because they reach the lower voltage limit first, the measured power is multi­plied by a correc­tion factor that estimates the power that would have heated the cell to the maximum surface temper­a­ture within 5 minutes.<br> The thermal boundary condi­tion is free convec­tion. These operating conditions may be outside the cell manufacturer’s specification.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">contin­uous</span>&nbsp;71.1 W<br> <span style="font-size: 10px">peak</span>&nbsp;110 W</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Energy Density<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f66cf4ab0b" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f66cf4ab0b" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f66cf4ab0b" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> The energy densi­ties result from the C/10 energy, the cell weight and the cell volume.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">gravi­metric</span>&nbsp;215 Wh/kg<br> <span style="font-size: 10px">volumetric</span>&nbsp;570 Wh/l</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Power Density<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f66cf4ab56" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f66cf4ab56" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f66cf4ab56" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> The power densi­ties result from the peak power, the cell weight and the cell volume.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">gravi­metric</span>&nbsp;1.68 kW/kg<br> <span style="font-size: 10px">volumetric</span>&nbsp;4.44 kW/l</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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