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Solder Alloy 104 vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

Solder alloy 104 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 solder alloy 104 and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 37
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
6.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 13
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 51
1030 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 45
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 190
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 12
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.4
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0
31 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0.050 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
65 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 39 to 40.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 59.5 to 60.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020