Solder Alloy 171 vs. ASTM A182 Grade F10
Solder alloy 171 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A182 grade F10 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 171 and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F10.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 16 | |
| 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.39 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 14 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 48 | |
| 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 47 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 190 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 210 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.5 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.3 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.7 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
| 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 | |
| 66.5 to 72.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 34.7 to 36.7 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 61.5 to 62.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |