Solder Alloy 161 vs. Solder Alloy 142
Both solder alloy 161 and solder alloy 142 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 161 and the bottom bar is solder alloy 142.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 33 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 44 | |
| 37 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.39 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 53 | |
| 43 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 48 | |
| 42 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 25 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 910 | |
| 890 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.4 | |
| 2.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.7 | |
| 1.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.5 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 29 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.1 | |
| 3.7 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 37.3 to 39.3 | |
| 47.4 to 50 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 59.5 to 60.5 | |
| 47.5 to 48.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |