SAE-AISI 1108 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 101
SAE-AISI 1108 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 101 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 27 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 SAE-AISI 1108 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 101.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
| 14 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 38 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 34 | |
| 48 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.39 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 14 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 440 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 360 | |
| 27 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 46 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 930 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 to 110 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 340 | |
| 9.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 2.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 1.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 2.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 2.4 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.9 to 99.24 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 35.8 to 37.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 62.5 to 63.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |