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Solder Alloy 162 vs. SAE-AISI T5 Steel

Solder alloy 162 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI T5 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 162 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 35
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 12
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 41
860 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 44
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 220
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 830
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
25 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.8
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3
26 to 66

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), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.25
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
60.6 to 68.3
Lead (Pb), % 47.3 to 49.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
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
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0