Solder Alloy 115 vs. C23400 Brass
Solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 solder alloy 115 and the bottom bar is C23400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.41 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 10 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 36 | |
| 370 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 36 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 250 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 95 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 730 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.4 | |
| 13 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 27 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.4 | |
| 12 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 81 to 84 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 63.4 to 65.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 34.5 to 35.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 15.7 to 19 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |