Type 3 Magnetic Alloy vs. Solder Alloy 135
Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while solder alloy 135 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 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 Type 3 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is solder alloy 135.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 27 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 43 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 9.5 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 35 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 36 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 190 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 9.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 90 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 720 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 1.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 9.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 1.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 2.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 3.5 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.8 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.9 to 19 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 67.1 to 70 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 75 to 78 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 29.5 to 30.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |