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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 601

EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 601 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 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 EN AC-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 130
5.0
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
31
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
11
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
12

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
43
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.3
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
0.45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
1.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
1.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
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
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
51 to 52.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
47.5 to 48.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0