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Solder Alloy 801 vs. 6101 Aluminum

Solder alloy 801 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 solder alloy 801 and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
68
Elongation at Break, % 33
10 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 64
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 200
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 200
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
220 to 230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
57 to 60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
190 to 200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 240
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
89 to 93

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
97.6 to 99.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 89.9 to 91.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1