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Solder Alloy 502 vs. Nickel 890

Solder alloy 502 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 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 502 and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 58
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 66
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.2
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.5
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0.050 to 0.6
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
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23.5 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
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), % 0 to 0.070
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), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 93.8 to 95.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0