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Solder Alloy 811 vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

Solder alloy 811 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 811 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 53
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 63
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 200
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 190
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 240
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3
25 to 68

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), % 2.8 to 3.2
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 0.050
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), % 0 to 0.070
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), % 87.8 to 89.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0