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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 162

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 162 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 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 EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 162.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
12
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
41

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
44
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
220
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
180
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
830

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
2.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
1.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
2.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
3.3

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), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 1.6
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
47.3 to 49.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
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 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
49.5 to 50.5
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010