AWS BVAg-18 vs. Solder Alloy 713

Both AWS BVAg-18 and solder alloy 713 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is solder alloy 713.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal ISO Solder Alloy 713 (IEC A38C7, Sn95.5Ag3.8Cu0.7)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		51

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		62

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		220

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		220

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		7.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		18

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.8

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.2

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.5

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0010

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.1

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.030

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0020

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		0.5 to 0.9

Gold (Au), %		0
Gold (Au), %		0 to 0.050

Indium (In), %		0
Indium (In), %		0 to 0.1

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.020

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.070

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61
Silver (Ag), %		3.6 to 4.0

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		94.6 to 95.9

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010