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Solder Alloy 401 vs. N06035 Nickel

Solder alloy 401 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 401 and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 50
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 29
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 230
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.4
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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.3
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 98.5 to 99.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0