Solder Alloy 715 vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel
Solder alloy 715 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 715 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 16 | |
| 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 61 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 220 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 16 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 270 | |
| 68 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.1 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.9 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 1.9 | |
| 14 |
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 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20.5 to 23.5 |
| 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 | |
| 51.9 to 62.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 97.4 to 98.7 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |