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Solder Alloy 503 vs. Nickel 693

Solder alloy 503 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 693 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 503 and the bottom bar is nickel 693.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 54
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 57
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 380
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.4
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.5
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
2.5 to 4.0
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 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
2.5 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
53.3 to 67.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 90.8 to 92.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0