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The thermal conductivity, electrical resistivity, and absolute Seebeck coefficient of pure aluminum were determined from 80 to 400 K by measuring all three properties of samples with resistivity ratios of 11 × 103, 8.5 × 103, and 9.5 × 102 using three different techniques. Measurements were made on the purest sample down to 20 K. The thermal conductivity has a broad plateau from 180 to 400 K and a possible minimum of 0.25% which is insignificant compared to the experimental errors. The same properties were measured on an aluminum alloy with a resistivity ratio of 17. Measured values of the thermal conductivity of this alloy agreed to within ±1% with calculated values using parameters obtained from the pure aluminum.
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Cook, J.G., Moore, J.P., Matsumura, T., van der Meer, M.P. (1976). The Thermal and Electrical Conductivity of Aluminum. In: Klemens, P.G., Chu, T.K. (eds) Thermal Conductivity 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3751-3_11
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