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328.0 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 117

328.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 328.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 117.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 82
11
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
23
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 2.1
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
8.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 270
33

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
31
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
85
Density, g/cm3 2.7
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
610

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 28
0.88
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 34
2.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2 to 12
3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 91.1
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 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
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
78.4 to 80.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0