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AWS BVAg-8 vs. Solder Alloy 117

Both AWS BVAg-8 and solder alloy 117 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8 and the bottom bar is solder alloy 117.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
8.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
33

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
31
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 780
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
0.88
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
2.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
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 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 29
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
78.4 to 80.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0010