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Solder Alloy 171 vs. Type 4 Niobium

Both solder alloy 171 and Type 4 niobium are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 171 and the bottom bar is Type 4 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 16
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 38
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 14
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 48
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 47
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.4
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.5
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.3
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 30
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
21

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 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 34.7 to 36.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.1 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 61.5 to 62.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2