Solder Alloy 137 vs. C77300 Nickel Silver
Solder alloy 137 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 137 and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 24 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.42 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 8.3 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 34 | |
| 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 33 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 270 | |
| 940 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 190 | |
| 920 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 150 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.3 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 660 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.2 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.9 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.2 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.7 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 46 to 50 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 75.9 to 80 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.25 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 19.5 to 20.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 37.9 to 45 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |