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5088 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 503

5088 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 503 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 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 5088 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 503.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
54
Elongation at Break, % 29
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
20
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
57

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
2.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
4.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
3.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.8
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
5.5 to 6.5
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
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
1.8 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
90.8 to 92.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.0010
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0