ASTM B628 Ag-Cu vs. Solder Alloy 162
Both ASTM B628 Ag-Cu and solder alloy 162 are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu and the bottom bar is solder alloy 162.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 35 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 17 | |
| 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 12 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 760 | |
| 41 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 44 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 780 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 84 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 75 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 9.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 2.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 21 | |
| 1.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 3.3 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26.6 to 29 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 47.3 to 49.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 71 to 73 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 49.5 to 50.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.21 | |
| 0 |