MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 601

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 601 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 601.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
11
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
12

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
43
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.3
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
0.45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
1.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
1.2

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 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
51 to 52.5
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
47.5 to 48.5
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010