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Solder Alloy 151 vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

Solder alloy 151 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M6 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 151 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 39
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 14
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 46
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 47
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 150
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 150
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.2
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.2
26 to 68

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), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
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
68.8 to 74.6
Lead (Pb), % 30.3 to 33
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 49.5 to 50.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0