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Solder Alloy 502 vs. AWS E209

Solder alloy 502 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E209 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 502 and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 58
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 66
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.2
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.5
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6
19

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 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.75
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
51.5 to 64.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
9.5 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 93.8 to 95.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0