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511.0 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 117

511.0 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 511.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 117.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
11
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
23
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
8.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
33

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
31
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
85
Density, g/cm3 2.7
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
610

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
0.88
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
2.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 96.2
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
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 0.5
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
78.4 to 80.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
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 0.15
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0