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Solder Alloy 401 vs. SAE-AISI H41 Steel

Solder alloy 401 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H41 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 H41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 50
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 29
710 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 230
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
97
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
24 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
20 to 64

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
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
81.8 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
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), % 98.5 to 99.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0