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Solder Alloy 401 vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel

Solder alloy 401 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H26 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 401 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 50
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 29
720 to 2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 230
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
22 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
19 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
22 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
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
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.25
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
73.3 to 77.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
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), % 98.5 to 99.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0