85-silver 15-nickel vs. Solder Alloy 701

Both 85-silver 15-nickel and solder alloy 701 are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 85-silver 15-nickel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 701.

85-Silver 15-Nickel Electrical Contact Alloy ISO Solder Alloy 701 (IEC A37, Sn96.3Ag3.7)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		51

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		32
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		54

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		61

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		230

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		220

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		86
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		14

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		75
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.8

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.1 to 13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0010

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.1

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.030

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0020

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.050

Gold (Au), %		0
Gold (Au), %		0 to 0.050

Indium (In), %		0
Indium (In), %		0 to 0.1

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.020

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.070

Nickel (Ni), %		13.8 to 16
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Silver (Ag), %		84 to 86
Silver (Ag), %		3.5 to 3.9

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		95.6 to 96.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0