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Solder Alloy 171 vs. Type 2 Pewter

Both solder alloy 171 and Type 2 pewter are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 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 171 and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 16
13 to 23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 38
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 14
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 48
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 47
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 180
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.4
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.5
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.3
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
1.5 to 3.0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 34.7 to 36.7
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 61.5 to 62.5
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0050