Solder Alloy 117 vs. SAE-AISI M43 Steel
Solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M43 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 117 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M43 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 23 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.42 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 8.1 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 33 | |
810 to 2290 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 31 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 280 | |
1550 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
1500 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 150 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 | |
19 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 28 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.1 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 610 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.2 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.88 | |
27 to 77 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.2 | |
24 to 47 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 24 | |
5.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.7 | |
25 to 71 |
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 | |
1.2 to 1.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.3 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
7.8 to 8.8 |
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 | |
70.8 to 76 |
Lead (Pb), % | 78.4 to 80.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
7.5 to 8.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.65 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 19.5 to 20.5 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
2.3 to 3.0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 1.8 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |