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Solder Alloy 161 vs. Grade 20 Titanium

Solder alloy 161 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 19 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 161 and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 38
120
Elongation at Break, % 44
5.7 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 14
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 53
900 to 1270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 48
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 190
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
860
Embodied Water, L/kg 910
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.7
50 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.5
41 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1
55 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
3.0 to 4.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
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
5.5 to 6.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.020
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 37.3 to 39.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.12
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 59.5 to 60.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
71 to 77
Vanadium (V), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4