Solder Alloy 401 vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel
Solder alloy 401 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1046 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 401 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 9.0 | |
| 190 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 50 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 29 | |
| 660 to 740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 60 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 230 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 230 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 66 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 15 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 250 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1200 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.1 | |
| 23 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.9 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 40 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 1.9 | |
| 23 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 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 | |
| 0.43 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 98.4 to 98.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 98.5 to 99.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |