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Nickel 684 vs. Solder Alloy 501

Nickel 684 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while solder alloy 501 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 684 and the bottom bar is solder alloy 501.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
14
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
51
Elongation at Break, % 11
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1190
29

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
60
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
1.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34
1.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.3
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 20
0
Cobalt (Co), % 13 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.9
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 4.0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.7 to 64
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
98.3 to 99.3
Titanium (Ti), % 2.5 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010