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Solder Alloy 401 vs. Nickel 689

Solder alloy 401 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 401 and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 9.0
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 50
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 29
1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 230
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0.75 to 1.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
48.3 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 98.5 to 99.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0