Solder Alloy 171 vs. N06058 Nickel
Solder alloy 171 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 171 and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.39 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 14 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 48 | |
| 860 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 47 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 190 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 9.8 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 210 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.5 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.3 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 30 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.7 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| 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 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 34.7 to 36.7 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 52.2 to 61 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.15 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 61.5 to 62.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |