Solder Alloy 124 vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy
Solder alloy 124 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 124 and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 46 | |
4.0 to 38 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.44 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 5.8 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 27 | |
500 to 830 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 24 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 330 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 320 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 130 | |
460 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 29 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.6 | |
3.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.7 | |
3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
5.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
77 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 470 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.83 | |
12 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 7.6 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.65 | |
17 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 1.8 | |
17 to 24 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.9 | |
16 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
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 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
50.7 to 56.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 97.2 to 98.2 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
43.5 to 46.5 |
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 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |