ALUMINUM

 

PROPERTY

@ 300K

UNITS

REFERENCES

Density

2.71

G/cm3

Al1  Al2  Al3

Specific Heat

0.211

Cal/g-K

Al4  Al5  Al6

Thermal Conductivity

0.566

Cal/cm-s-K

Al7  Al8  Al9

Thermal Exp Coef    2

23.2x10-6

1/K

Al10  Al11  Al12

Melting Point

933.52

K

Al13

Resistivity                1

2.73x10-6

Ohm-cm

Al14  Al15  Al16

TCR   (218K to 398K)

4190

Ppm/K

Al14  Al15  Al16

Young’s Modulus      2

1.02x107

psi

Al17  Al18  Al19

Poisson’s Ratio

0.346

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Al17  Al18  Al19

Yield Strength

1500

psi

Al20  Al21  Al23

Ult Tensile strength

6500

psi

Al20  Al21  Al22

Elongation at Break

50

%

Al20  Al22  Al23

Hardness

17

Brinell

Al24  Al25  Al26

 

 

 

1: Aluminum deposited on substrates held at 150C-200C in vacuums in the range of 10-5  to 10-6  torr produces thin films with resistivities in the range of 3 to 4x10-6  ohm-cm. A sheet resistivity of 0.1 ohms/sq can be achieved with 3000 to 4000 angstrom films. [A127]

 

2: Recent work on aluminum thin films on quartz suggests the modulus of elasticity for 99.999% pure material deposited in vacuum of 8x10-4  Pa is about one-half the bulk value and the expansion coefficient  is about twice the bulk value. Heating the film subsequent to deposition will cause the properties of the film to approach the bulk values. [Al28]

 

Mechanical properties listed are for fully annealed, bulk material. 75% cold work will increase the strength of 0.08 inch sheet to 25,000 psi, increase hardness to 47 and reduce the elongation (3 inch gauge length) to 5.4%. [Al29]   Thin polycrystalline aluminum films have a reported maximum tensile strength of 57,000 psi with a total strain at fracture of 0.5 to 0.8%. [Al30]   Heating cold worked material to temperatures in the range of 400 to 600K will cause recovery and recrystallization erasing the effects of cold work.

 

 

 


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