AWS ERNiCrFe-5 vs. Solder Alloy 124
AWS ERNiCrFe-5 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-5 and the bottom bar is solder alloy 124.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 17 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.44 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 5.8 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
| 27 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 24 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 29 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 9.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 7.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 470 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 0.83 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 7.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 0.65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 1.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.6 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 3.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 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 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 10 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 97.2 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 70 to 78.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 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 |