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6101B Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 123

6101B aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 123 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 6101B aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 123.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
18
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 13
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
6.2
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 250
28

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
26
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
130
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
29

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 57
8.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
500

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
7.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
0.69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
1.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 87
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 11
3.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.2 to 99.3
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
93.5 to 95.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0