Austempered Cast Iron vs. Solder Alloy 401
Austempered cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 401 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 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 austempered cast iron and the bottom bar is solder alloy 401.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 270 to 490 | |
| 9.0 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 50 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 13 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 to 69 | |
| 19 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 860 to 1800 | |
| 29 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 60 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 220 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
| 66 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 15 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
| 250 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 1200 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 3.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 66 | |
| 1.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 44 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 53 | |
| 1.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 3.4 to 3.8 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 89.6 to 94 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.3 to 2.7 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 98.5 to 99.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |