Solder Alloy 124 vs. AWS ERNi-1
Solder alloy 124 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS ERNi-1 belongs to the nickel alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 124 and the bottom bar is AWS ERNi-1.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 46 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.44 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 5.8 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 27 | |
| 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 24 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 330 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 320 | |
| 1310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 130 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 73 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 29 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.6 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 470 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.83 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 7.6 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.65 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 1.8 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.9 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| 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), % | 97.2 to 98.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 93 to 98 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |