Solder Alloy 713 vs. ZA-8
Solder alloy 713 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 713 and the bottom bar is ZA-8.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 15 | |
| 87 to 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 85 to 86 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 1.3 to 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 34 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 59 | |
| 210 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 62 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 220 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 60 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 16 | |
| 40 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.4 | |
| 6.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 18 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 300 | |
| 62 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.2 | |
| 9.3 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.5 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.7 | |
| 7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 8.0 to 8.8 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 3.6 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 94.6 to 95.9 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 89.7 to 91.2 |