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Solder Alloy 401 vs. Type 4 Niobium

Both solder alloy 401 and Type 4 niobium are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 401 and the bottom bar is Type 4 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 9.0
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 50
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 29
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
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 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.1 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 98.5 to 99.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2