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EN 1.3523 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 401

EN 1.3523 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 401 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 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 EN 1.3523 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 401.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
9.0
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
29

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
60
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
220
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
1200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 52
1.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
2.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
1.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
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), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.9
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
98.5 to 99.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010