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Solder Alloy 162 vs. Nickel 890

Solder alloy 162 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel 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 162 and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 35
200
Elongation at Break, % 36
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 12
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 41
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 44
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 220
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 830
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 12
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.8
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0.050 to 0.6
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
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23.5 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.75
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
17.3 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 47.3 to 49.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 49.5 to 50.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0