SAE-AISI L2 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 181
SAE-AISI L2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 181 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L2 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 181.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
18 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.44 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
6.1 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 1960 | |
27 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
26 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
310 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
300 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
130 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
24 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
29 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
9.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
7.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
11 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
6.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
0.86 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
7.7 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 70 | |
0.66 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 45 | |
1.8 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 65 | |
3.8 |
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), % | 0.45 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
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), % | 95.5 to 98.7 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
96.2 to 98 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |