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242.0 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 116

242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 116 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 116.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70 to 110
12
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
26
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 1.5
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
9.3
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 290
34

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
34
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
260
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
160
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 170
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 44
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96 to 130
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
90
Density, g/cm3 3.1
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
690

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
9.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
0.94
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 32
2.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50 to 62
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 13
3.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 93.6
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
68.4 to 70.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
29.5 to 30.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0