Solder Alloy 716 vs. Nickel 201
Solder alloy 716 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 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 716 and the bottom bar is nickel 201.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 4.5 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 39 | |
| 390 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 60 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 230 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 60 | |
| 78 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 16 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 16 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 270 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 11 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.5 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.5 | |
| 13 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 2.5 | |
| 11 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| 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 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 99 to 100 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 97.6 to 98.9 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |