Solder Alloy 502 vs. CC763S Brass
Solder alloy 502 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 502 and the bottom bar is CC763S brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 53 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 7.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 58 | |
| 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 66 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 350 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 830 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 230 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
| 32 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.4 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 15 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 260 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.2 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.5 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.6 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 56.5 to 67 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 93.8 to 95.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 18.9 to 41 |