Solder Alloy 137 vs. N10624 Nickel
Solder alloy 137 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 137 and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 24 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.42 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 8.3 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 34 | |
| 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 33 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 270 | |
| 1580 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 190 | |
| 1520 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 150 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.3 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 660 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.2 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.9 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.2 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.7 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| 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 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 10 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 5.0 to 8.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 75.9 to 80 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 53.9 to 68 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 19.5 to 20.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |