SAE-AISI M47 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 135
SAE-AISI M47 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 135 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M47 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 135.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 27 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 9.5 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 to 2310 | |
| 35 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 36 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 190 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 27 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 90 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.4 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 720 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 1.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 9.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 79 | |
| 1.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 48 | |
| 2.4 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.3 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 77 | |
| 3.5 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.8 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 4.8 to 5.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.7 to 85 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 67.1 to 70 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 9.3 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 29.5 to 30.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |