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Aluminum, Al


Subcategory: Aluminum Alloy; Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Pure Element

Close Analogs: Over 1175 Al alloys are listed in MatWeb. Aluminum 1199 is the highest purity (99.99% Al min.) commercially available in structural form.

Component   Wt. %
Al100 

Material Notes:
This listing is for pure aluminum.

Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Density2.6989 g/cc 

Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Vickers15 Annealed
Modulus of Elasticity68 GPa 
Shear Modulus25 GPa 

Electrical Properties
Electrical Resistivity2.7e-006 ohm-cm 
Magnetic Susceptibility6e-007 cgs/g
Critical Magnetic Field Strength, Oersted101.9 - 107.9 
Critical Superconducting Temperature1.73 - 1.77 K 

Thermal Properties
Heat of Fusion386.9 J/g 
CTE, linear 20°C24 µm/m-°C over the range 20-100ºC
CTE, linear 250°C25.5 µm/m-°C over the range 20-300ºC
CTE, linear 500°C27.4 µm/m-°C over the range 20-500ºC
Specific Heat Capacity0.9 J/g-°C 
Thermal Conductivity210 W/m-K 
Melting Point660.37 °C 

Optical Properties
Emissivity (0-1)0.2 - 0.3 strongly oxidized
Emissivity (0-1)0.05 polished 50-500ºC
Reflection Coefficient, Visible (0-1)0.9 tungsten light

Descriptive Properties
CAS Number7429-90-5 

References are available for this material.

 


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