AWS BNi-4 vs. Solder Alloy 142
AWS BNi-4 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while solder alloy 142 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-4 and the bottom bar is solder alloy 142.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 33 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
| 12 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 43 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 42 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 980 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 25 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 890 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 2.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 1.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 3.7 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 1.5 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 47.4 to 50 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 91.4 to 95.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 47.5 to 48.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |