MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C95200 Bronze vs. Solder Alloy 121

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while solder alloy 121 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is solder alloy 121.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
11
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
21
Elongation at Break, % 29
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.43
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
7.5
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
32

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
29
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
140
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
8.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
80
Density, g/cm3 8.3
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
580

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
1.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
0.84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
2.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
3.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
83.4 to 85.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0