Solder Alloy 301 vs. Type 2 Pewter

Both solder alloy 301 and Type 2 pewter are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 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 301 and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

ISO Solder Alloy 301 (IEC B580, Bi58Sn42)Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		23
Brinell Hardness		13 to 23

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		40
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		15
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		55
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		55
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		160
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		2.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		1.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		3.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0010
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), %		5.0 to 7.5

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.030
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.050

Bismuth (Bi), %		56.5 to 59
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0020
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Gold (Au), %		0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), %		0

Indium (In), %		0 to 0.1
Indium (In), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		41 to 43
Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050