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7010 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 136

7010 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 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 136.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
25
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
8.9
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
34

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
34
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
260
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
90
Density, g/cm3 3.0
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
680

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
9.5
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
0.92
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
2.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
3.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
71.9 to 75
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
24.5 to 25.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0 to 0.0010
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0