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EN AC-43500 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 124

EN AC-43500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 124 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 EN AC-43500 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 124.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
17
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 13
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
5.8
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 300
27

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
24
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
130
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
29

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
7.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.6
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
470

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
0.83
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
7.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
0.65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 39
1.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
3.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.4 to 90.5
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.12
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
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 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
97.2 to 98.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0