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Solder Alloy 181 vs. AWS BVAg-18

Both solder alloy 181 and AWS BVAg-18 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 181 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 18
82
Poisson's Ratio 0.44
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 6.1
30
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 27
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 26
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 310
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 300
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 130
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 29
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
59
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.86
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 7.7
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.66
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 1.8
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8
8.1

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 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
28.5 to 31.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0
Lead (Pb), % 96.2 to 98
0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
59 to 61
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
9.5 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0010