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1050 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 704

1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 704 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 704.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
51
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
55

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
62
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
220
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
2.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
4.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
3.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
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), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
94.3 to 95.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0010