Solder Alloy 401 vs. AWS BVAg-6b

Both solder alloy 401 and AWS BVAg-6b are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 401 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

ISO Solder Alloy 401 (IEC C7, Sn99.3Cu0.7)AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		35

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		60
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		250
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		1.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		2.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		1.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0010
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.030
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0020
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Copper (Cu), %		0.5 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51

Gold (Au), %		0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), %		0

Indium (In), %		0 to 0.1
Indium (In), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silver (Ag), %		0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

Tin (Sn), %		98.5 to 99.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010