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6162 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 801

6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 801 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 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 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 801.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
53
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.1
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
20
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
55

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
64
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
240
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
240
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
2.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
4.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
3.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
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), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
89.9 to 91.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
8.5 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0