Solder Alloy 112 vs. C68800 Brass
Solder alloy 112 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 solder alloy 112 and the bottom bar is C68800 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 35 | |
| 2.0 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 12 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 41 | |
| 570 to 890 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 41 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 220 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 950 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 180 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 18 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 830 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.0 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.2 | |
| 19 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.8 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 30 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.5 | |
| 19 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 3.0 to 3.8 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.55 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 70.8 to 75.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 49 to 50.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 49.5 to 50.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 21.3 to 24.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |