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EN AC-46000 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 124

EN AC-46000 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-46000 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 124.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
17
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
5.8
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
27

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
24
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
130
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
29

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
7.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
70
Density, g/cm3 2.8
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
470

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.83
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
7.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
0.65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
1.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
3.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 90
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
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
97.2 to 98.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0