C55284 Copper vs. Solder Alloy 117
C55284 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 C55284 copper and the bottom bar is solder alloy 117.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.42 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 8.1 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 33 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 31 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 800 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 28 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 16 | |
| 6.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 260 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.5 | |
| 1.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
| 0.88 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.4 | |
| 3.7 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 79.2 to 80.7 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 78.4 to 80.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 4.8 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 14.5 to 15.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 19.5 to 20.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |