Solder Alloy 502 vs. Solder Alloy 191
Both solder alloy 502 and solder alloy 191 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 502 and the bottom bar is solder alloy 191.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 53 | |
| 19 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.43 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 6.5 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 58 | |
| 29 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 66 | |
| 27 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 350 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 230 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 29 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 8.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
| 7.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.4 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 15 | |
| 5.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 260 | |
| 95 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.0 | |
| 0.93 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 8.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.2 | |
| 0.72 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.5 | |
| 1.9 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 28 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.6 | |
| 3.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 92.4 to 94 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 1.2 to 1.8 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 93.8 to 95.7 | |
| 4.8 to 5.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |