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Solder Alloy 201 vs. R05255 Alloy

Both solder alloy 201 and R05255 alloy 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. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 201 and the bottom bar is R05255 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 50
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 41
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 64
140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
140
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
17
Embodied Water, L/kg 1320
630

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
9.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.6
8.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 2.7
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 4.5 to 5.5
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 0.050
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
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), % 0 to 0.070
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
95.9 to 98
Tin (Sn), % 94 to 95.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0