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Solder Alloy 132 vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

Solder alloy 132 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 132 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 37
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 13
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 45
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 190
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 910
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 12
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.5
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 30
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
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
73.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 38.5 to 40.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.3 to 4.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 59.5 to 60.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0