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Solder Alloy 115 vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 115 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 28
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 10
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 36
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 36
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 250
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 160
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
48
Density, g/cm3 9.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 730
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.0
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.4
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
63.8 to 69.8
Lead (Pb), % 63.4 to 65.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 34.5 to 35.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0