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356.0 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 116

356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 116 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 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 356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 116.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 75
12
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
26
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 3.8
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
9.3
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
34

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
34
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
260
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
160
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40 to 43
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140 to 150
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
90
Density, g/cm3 2.6
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
690

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
1.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
9.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 26
0.94
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 33
2.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64 to 71
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 11
3.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.1 to 93.3
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
68.4 to 70.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
29.5 to 30.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0