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Solder Alloy 715 vs. SAE-AISI H21 Steel

Solder alloy 715 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 715 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 51
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 30
720 to 1790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 61
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 220
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 60
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 270
68

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
23 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
21 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
24 to 59

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
0.28 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
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
87.6 to 93.8
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 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 97.4 to 98.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
8.5 to 10
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0