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Solder Alloy 131 vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

Solder alloy 131 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M36 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 131 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 38
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 14
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 31
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 180
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.0
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.5
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 2.4
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
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
70.1 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 35.5 to 37.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.5
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), % 62.5 to 63.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0