Solder Alloy 117 vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel
Solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 117 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 23 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.42 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 8.1 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 33 | |
| 1210 to 1250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 31 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 280 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 150 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 28 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.1 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 610 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.88 | |
| 41 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.2 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 24 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.7 | |
| 37 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.015 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 78.4 to 80.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 43.6 to 52.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 19.5 to 20.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |