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Solder Alloy 502 vs. AWS BVAg-18

Both solder alloy 502 and AWS BVAg-18 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 502 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
82
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
30
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 58
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 66
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.4
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
59
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.2
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.5
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
28.5 to 31.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silver (Ag), % 0.8 to 1.2
59 to 61
Tin (Sn), % 93.8 to 95.7
9.5 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0010