Conductor material: aluminium

Basic properties of aluminium

Material Aluminium
Symbol Eal 99.7
Material number 1350
Standard EN 573
Composition (%-by-weight) Al 99.5
Density (g/cm³ at 20°C) 2.7
Melting point °C ~ 660
% IACS min.* 62
Electrical conductivity (m/Ωmm² at 20°C) ≥ 35.5 (in soft condition)
Thermal conductivity (W/(m*K))  235
Notes on properties and use
  • chemical element (the third most abundant of all elements on earth)
  • the most abundant metallic element on earth (7.57% by mass)
  • thermal conductivity 235 W/(m*K)

* International Annealed Copper Standard = IACS
The relative electrical conductivity of copper has been set as being 100% IACS, with the following values derived from this for other metals:
silver = 106%, gold = 72%, iron = 17%

Applications

  • Aviation
  • Automotive
  • Shielding
  • Heating applications