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5042 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 114

5042 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 114 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 5042 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 114.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
30
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 3.4
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
11
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 360
37

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
38
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
170
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
95
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
760

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 37
1.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 42
2.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
3.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 96.8
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 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
58.4 to 60.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
39.5 to 40.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0