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Solder Alloy 142 vs. SAE-AISI M34 Steel

Solder alloy 142 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M34 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 142 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M34 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 33
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 12
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 43
800 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 42
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 210
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 170
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 890
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
27 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
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
71.3 to 76.5
Lead (Pb), % 47.4 to 50
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 9.2
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), % 47.5 to 48.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0