SAE-AISI M46 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 501
SAE-AISI M46 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 501 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 501.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 19 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 to 2300 | |
| 29 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 60 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 220 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 220 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 67 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 15 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 260 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 1390 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 3.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 78 | |
| 1.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 48 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.9 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 71 | |
| 1.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.2 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.7 to 4.2 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 7.8 to 8.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70 to 73.8 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 98.3 to 99.3 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.9 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 3.0 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |