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Solder Alloy 116 vs. 515.0 Aluminum

Solder alloy 116 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 20 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 solder alloy 116 and the bottom bar is 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 26
70
Elongation at Break, % 18
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.42
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 9.3
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 34
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 34
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 260
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 160
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
9.5
Density, g/cm3 10
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 690
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.94
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.3
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
93.6 to 96.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 68.4 to 70.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 10
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 29.5 to 30.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15