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SAE-AISI A7 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 114

SAE-AISI A7 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 114 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 A7 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 114.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
11
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2150
37

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
38
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
170
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
95
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
760

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 77
1.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
2.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
3.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 5.0 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
58.4 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
39.5 to 40.5
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.9 to 5.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010