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Solder Alloy 151 vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

Solder alloy 151 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 151 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 39
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 14
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 46
830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 47
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 150
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 150
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.2
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.2
24 to 71

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), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
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
73.6 to 77.4
Lead (Pb), % 30.3 to 33
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 49.5 to 50.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0