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Solder Alloy 715 vs. 5457 Aluminum

Solder alloy 715 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 5457 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 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 715 and the bottom bar is 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 16
32 to 55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 51
68
Elongation at Break, % 21
6.0 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 30
130 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 61
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 220
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 60
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 270
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
97.8 to 99.05
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.9
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 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 97.4 to 98.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1