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Solder Alloy 141 vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Solder alloy 141 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 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 141 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 54
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 190
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.7
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.6
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.3
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
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), % 35.9 to 38.5
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), % 59.5 to 60.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0