Solder Alloy 104 vs. SAE-AISI M30 Steel
Solder alloy 104 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M30 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 104 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M30 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.39 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 13 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 51 | |
800 to 2170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 45 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 190 | |
1550 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
1500 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 180 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
24 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 25 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
7.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
100 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 900 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.3 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 | |
27 to 74 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.4 | |
24 to 46 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 30 | |
6.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.0 | |
25 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 0.85 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.3 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
4.5 to 5.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
75.2 to 80.9 |
Lead (Pb), % | 39 to 40.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
7.8 to 9.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.3 |
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), % | 59.5 to 60.5 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
1.3 to 2.3 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.4 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |