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6018 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 136

6018 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 136 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 24 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 6018 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 136.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
25
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.1
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
8.9
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
34

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
34
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
260
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
90
Density, g/cm3 2.9
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
680

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
9.5
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
0.92
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 35
2.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
3.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.1 to 97.8
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 1.2
71.9 to 75
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
24.5 to 25.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0