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A390.0 Aluminum vs. Solder Alloy 117

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is solder alloy 117.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
11
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
23
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
8.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
33

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
31
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
85
Density, g/cm3 2.7
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
610

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
0.88
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
2.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
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), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
78.4 to 80.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0