Solder Alloy 123 vs. ASTM A182 Grade F23
Solder alloy 123 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A182 grade F23 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 solder alloy 123 and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F23.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 8.0 | |
| 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.44 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 6.2 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 28 | |
| 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 26 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 310 | |
| 1500 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 300 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 130 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 29 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.5 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 500 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.9 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 7.8 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.69 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 1.8 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.8 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0010 to 0.0060 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.9 to 2.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 93.2 to 96.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 93.5 to 95.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.080 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.060 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 1.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |