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Solder Alloy 401 vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

Both solder alloy 401 and grade 3 Babbitt Metal are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 401 and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 9.0
27
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 50
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
21

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
79
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 230
420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
7.5 to 8.5
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.9
7.5 to 8.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 98.5 to 99.5
82.3 to 85
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0050