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SAE-AISI 9310 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 117

SAE-AISI 9310 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 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 SAE-AISI 9310 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 117.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540 to 610
11
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
23
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 19
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
8.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820 to 910
33

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
31
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.4
85
Density, g/cm3 7.9
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
610

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 32
0.88
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 27
2.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 27
3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.2
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
78.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010