AWS ERNiCrFe-11 vs. Solder Alloy 124
AWS ERNiCrFe-11 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while solder alloy 124 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCrFe-11 and the bottom bar is solder alloy 124.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 17 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 47 | |
| 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.44 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 5.8 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 | |
| 27 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 24 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 29 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 9.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 7.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 470 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 0.83 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 7.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 0.65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 1.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 3.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 7.2 to 20 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 97.2 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 63 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |