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Solder Alloy 117 vs. SAE-AISI M47 Steel

Solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M47 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 M47 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 2310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 31
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
26
Density, g/cm3 11
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 610
120

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
28 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.2
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 24
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
27 to 77

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
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
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
78.7 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 78.4 to 80.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.3 to 10
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), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.2 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0