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Solder Alloy 502 vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

Both solder alloy 502 and grade 15 Babbitt Metal are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 13 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 502 and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 66
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.4
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
14.5 to 17.5
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0.8 to 1.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.6
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
79 to 83.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 93.8 to 95.7
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0050