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6016 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 301

6016 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 6016 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 80
23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
40
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 27
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
15
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 280
55
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 210
49

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
55
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
160
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 54
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
4.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 47
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 340
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
1.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
3.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77 to 86
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.4 to 98.8
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
56.5 to 59
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
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
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
41 to 43
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0