Solder Alloy 117 vs. CR006A Copper
Solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CR006A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 117 and the bottom bar is CR006A copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 23 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.42 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 8.1 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 33 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 31 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 280 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 150 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 28 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.1 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 610 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.88 | |
| 7.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.2 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 24 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.7 | |
| 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
| 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 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 78.4 to 80.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 19.5 to 20.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |