AA 1370 BUS PLATE®

Alternative and trade names
BUS PLATE® Thermal & Electrical Conductivity Plate
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Description

BUS PLATE® is fabricated from prime aluminium cast ingots that are heat treated. This product is characterized by an excellent dimensional stability after machining and an excellent weldability. Moreover, it offers very high thermal and electrical conductivity. This sawed plate and block technology was derived from PCP Aluminium ALCA5® and MAX5® which are sold worldwide. 

Equivalent Materials

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Properties

General

PropertyTemperatureValue

Density

23.0 °C

2.7 g/cm³

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Dimension

PropertyValueComment

Length

8990 mm

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max.

Thickness

6.35 - 101.6 mm

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Width

1943 mm

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max.

Mechanical

PropertyTemperatureValue

Elastic modulus

23.0 °C

68.9 GPa

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Elongation

23.0 °C

28 %

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Tensile strength

23.0 °C

83 MPa

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Yield strength

23.0 °C

28 MPa

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Thermal

PropertyTemperatureValueComment

Coefficient of thermal expansion

23.0 °C

2.38E-5 1/K

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Thermal conductivity

23.0 °C

234 W/(m·K)

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Electrical

PropertyTemperatureValue

Electrical conductivity

23.0 °C

3.57E+7 S/m

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Specific Electrical conductivity

61.5 % IACS

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Chemical properties

PropertyValueComment

Aluminium

Balance

Boron

6E-3 %

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Chromium

3E-3 %

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Copper

0.01 %

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Gallium

0.02 %

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Iron

0.1 - 0.18 %

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Magnesium

0.01 %

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Manganese

3E-3 %

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Silicon

0.07 %

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Titanium

4E-3 %

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Vanadium

4E-3 %

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Zinc

0.03 %

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Technological properties

Property
Application areas

This product is especially suitable for electrical applications. It is used for bus bar manufacturing that specializes in the transport and the distribution of electricity. PCP Aluminium developed this product to meet complex electrical requirements in order to minimize energy loss. This product is available in a variety of sizes.

Availability

Other thicknesses, widhts and lengths may be available upon inquiry. On request, this product may be milled and coated with protective plastic film on the milled sides.

Dimensional stability

Excellent

Other

AA1370 is the best aluminium you can get for electrical applications: It is made of prime metal without any recycled alloying material. AA1370 is a subset of AA1350 aluminium. 99.7% pure aluminium ensures increased conductivity. PCP aluminium AA1370-50 is annealed (0) since it becomes less prone to deformation with a stress relief heat treatment.

Processing history

Fabricated from prime aluminium cast ingots

Welding

Excellent weldability