SAE-AISI T8 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 132
SAE-AISI T8 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 132 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 T8 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 132.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
37 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.39 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
13 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 2140 | |
52 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
45 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1730 | |
190 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1670 | |
180 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
180 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
50 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
25 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
11 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
180 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
910 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
2.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
12 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 66 | |
1.6 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 41 | |
3.5 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
30 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 66 | |
4.1 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
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), % | 4.3 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), % | 69.3 to 75.4 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
38.5 to 40.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
59.5 to 60.5 |
Tungsten (W), % | 13.3 to 14.8 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.4 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |