JOHNSON'S STANDARD ALLOYS from A to Z, with properties

LEAD-FREE SOLDERS FOR ALUMINUM
(Except #1 Alloy -- for Cast Iron)
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
#1 Alumaweld Sn/20Zn/40Pb 335  (168) 635  (335)   Cast iron repair
#2 Alumaweld Sn/25Zn 390  (199) 580  (304)   Aluminum
#20 Alumaweld Sn/20Zn 390  (199) 535  (279)  Aluminum
#21 Alumaweld Sn/9Zn (e) 390  (199) 390  (199) 4177 (28.8)
#22 Alumaweld Sn/40Zn 390  (199) 635  (335)  Aluminum
SILVER BEARING SOLDERS
Alloys With 0.5 to 5.0% Ag (Silver)  and Less than 0.05% Pb (Lead)
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
#IA-421 Sn/3.8Ag/.7Cu (p) 423 (217) 423 (217) 5091  (35.1) electric
#IA-423 Ames Alloy Sn/4.7Ag/1.7Cu (p) (e) 423 (217) 423 (217) 5874  (40.49) stglass electricsheet metal
#IA-425 SilverGloTM Sn/Ag/Cu (p) 423 (217) 423 (217) stglass
#460 Sn/3.5Ag (e) 430 (221) 430 (221) 5408 (37.3) stglass electric
#466 Sn/4Ag 430 (221) 444 (229)  electric
#469 Sn/5Ag 430 (221) 464 (240   electric
#495 Sn/Cu/.5Ag (p) 437 (225) 660 (349) 4641 (32) plumbing
    LEAD-FREE SOLDERS
Alloys With Less than 0.5% Ag (Silver)  and Less than 0.05% Pb (Lead)
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
TIN Sn (99.95) 450 (232) 450 (232)   
#399 Sn/5Sb 450 (232) 464 (240) 4583 (31.6) plumbingsheet metal
#465 Sn/Cu/Sb/.2Ag (p) 437 (225) 447 (231) 5149 (35.5) plumbing
#497 SuperFloTM Sn/Sb/Cu/Ag(p) 419 (215) 452 (233) 5294 (35.2) plumbingroofing
#574 Sn/3Cu 446 (230) 619 (326) 4192 (28.9) radiator
#576 Sn/1.5Cu 446 (230) 505 (263) 3974 (27.4)  
#577 Sn/2Cu 446 (230) 540 (282)   
#579 Sn/.7Cu (e) 446 (2300) 446 (2300) 3911 (27.0)  
LOW-TEMP LEAD-FREE SOLDERS, Eutectic Alloy Compositions
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
#740 Bi/42Sn (e) 280 (138) 280 (138) 6701 (46.2)  
#802 Bi/26In/17Sn (e) 174 (79) 174 (79)    
#806 In/48Sn (e) 244 (118) 244 (118)    
LEAD-FREE AUTO BODY SOLDERS
Composite, Semi-Solid, Thixotropic Alloys
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
#523 Sn/15Cu/3Zn 428 (220) 940 (504)   Auto Body Repair
#527 Sn/Cu/Zn (p) 428 (220) 960 (515)   Auto Body Repair
LEAD-FREE BABBITT ALLOYS
For Spray Applications or Pouring
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
#535 ASTM Gr 3 Sn/8Sb/8Cu 464 (240) 792 (422)   
#550 ASTM Gr 2 Sn/7.5Sb/3.5Cu 466 (277) 669 (354)   
#560 ASTM Gr 1 Sn/4.5Sb/4.5Cu 455 (271) 685 (363)   
LEAD-FREE GALVANIZE REPAIR ALLOY
, Developed by ILZRO
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
#911 Sn/50Zn/1Cu 380 (193) 660 (349)   
PURE TIN-LEAD SOLDERS
Billets, Bar and Solid or Flux-Cored Wire
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
63/37 63Sn/37Pb (e) 361 (183) 361 (183) 4743 (32.6) electric
Sn62 WonderFloTM Sn/Pb/Ag (e) 354 (179) 354 (179)   electric
60/40 60Sn/40Pb 361 (183) 371 (188)   electric stglass
50/50 50Sn/50Pb 361 (183) 420 (215)   electricsheet metal
40/60 40Sn/60Pb 361 (183) 460 (238)  radiatorsheet metal
35/65 35Sn/65Pb 361 (183) 465 (239)   radiatorsheet metal
30/70 30Sn/70Pb 361 (183) 490 (254) 3902 (26.9) radiatorsheet metal
25/75 25Sn/75Pb 361 (183) 511 (266)   radiatorsheet metal
Pb80 AlumaSolTM Pb/Sn/Ag (p) 361 (183) 515 (268)   Aluminum
#709 PewterBondTM Pb/Sn/Bi (p) 194 (90) 234 (112)   Jewelry
Pb88 88Pb/10Sn/2Ag 514 (268) 554 (290) electric
Pb95.5 95.5Pb/3Sn/1.5Ag 580 (304) 586 (308) 3292 (22.7)  
Pb97 97Pb/2.5Sn/.5Ag 579 (304) 600 (316)    
LEAD Pb (99.9) 621 (327.5) 621 (327.5)    
PHOS-COPPER BRAZING ALLOYS
Not Recommended for Steel or Stainless
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
#5 PhosCopper Cu/6P/5Ag 1190 (643) 1300 (704)    
#15 PhosCopper Cu/5P/15Ag 1185 (640) 1300 (704)    
SuperBraze Cu/P/Ag/Sn (p) 1180 (637) 1460 (793)    
ALUMINUM BRAZING RODS
#718 (4047) Low-Temperature Alloy
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
Aluminum Braze Al/12Si 1070 (577) 1080 (582)    
WonderBraze (FC) Al/12Si 1070 (577) 1080 (582)    
ZINC-ALUMINUM HARD SOLDERS
Use With or Without Flux
Alloy Composition Solidus
°F (C)
Liquidus
°F (C)
Shear PSI (MPa) Typical Uses
ZincTech #102 Zn/2Al 732 (389) 760 (404)   Aluminum
ZincTech #115 Zn/15Al 750 (399) 850 (454)   Aluminum

Legend of Chemical Symbols Used: Ag=Silver, Al=Aluminum, Bi=Bismuth, Cu=Copper, In=Indium, Ni=Nickel, P=Phosphorus, Pb=Lead, Sb=Antimony, Si=Silicon, Sn=Tin, Zn=Zinc

Legend of Abbreviations Used: (p) Patented or Proprietary Alloy, (e) Eutectic Alloy, (FC) Flux-Cored


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