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Solder Alloy 401 vs. N06058 Nickel

Solder alloy 401 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 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 401 and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 50
220
Elongation at Break, % 21
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 29
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 230
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
23

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 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 98.5 to 99.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0