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Solder Alloy 201 vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

Solder alloy 201 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M10 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 201 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 50
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 41
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 64
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 240
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1320
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.6
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 2.7
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 4.5 to 5.5
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
0.84 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
82.3 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
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), % 94 to 95.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0