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4007 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 801

4007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 801 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 24 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 4007 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 801.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 44
22
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
53
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 23
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
20
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 160
55

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
64
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
240
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
240
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
2.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
4.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 6.7
3.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.6
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
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
89.9 to 91.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
8.5 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0