Solder Alloy 703 vs. Solder Alloy 716
Both solder alloy 703 and solder alloy 716 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 703 and the bottom bar is solder alloy 716.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 51 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 35 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 57 | |
| 39 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 61 | |
| 60 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 220 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 220 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
| 220 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 55 | |
| 60 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.4 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 18 | |
| 16 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 300 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 3.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
| 1.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.4 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 33 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.7 | |
| 2.5 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| 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 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 3.3 to 3.7 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 95.8 to 96.7 | |
| 97.6 to 98.9 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |