Solder Alloy 135 vs. AWS ERNiFeCr-2
Solder alloy 135 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS ERNiFeCr-2 belongs to the nickel alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 135 and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiFeCr-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.41 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 9.5 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 35 | |
| 1300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 36 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 250 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 190 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 90 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 720 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.9 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.4 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 27 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.5 | |
| 38 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0.5 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 11.6 to 24.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 67.1 to 70 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 29.5 to 30.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |