EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy vs. Solder Alloy 162
EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while solder alloy 162 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy and the bottom bar is solder alloy 162.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 35 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 | |
| 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 12 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 41 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 44 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 25 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 830 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 2.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 1.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 3.3 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 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 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.4 to 23.6 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 47.3 to 49.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 33 to 37 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 49.5 to 50.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |