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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. Solder Alloy 142

Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 142 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 142.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
33
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
12
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
43

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
42
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
210
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
890

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
2.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
1.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 8.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
47.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
47.5 to 48.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0