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AWS BVAg-8 vs. Solder Alloy 503

Both AWS BVAg-8 and solder alloy 503 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 (8, 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 503.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
54
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
20
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
57

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 780
380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
4.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
2.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
3.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 29
5.5 to 6.5
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
0 to 0.070
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
1.8 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
90.8 to 92.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0010