Solder Alloy 113 vs. SAE-AISI H12 Steel
Solder alloy 113 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 113 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 32 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 11 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 39 | |
| 690 to 1850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 40 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 230 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 170 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 8.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.8 | |
| 9.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 800 | |
| 76 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.1 | |
| 24 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.7 | |
| 22 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 28 | |
| 9.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.4 | |
| 22 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 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 | |
| 87.8 to 91.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 53.4 to 55.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 44.5 to 45.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.7 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |