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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 122

EN 1.8151 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 122 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 122.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
10
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.43
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
6.9
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
30

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
27
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
140
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
540

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
8.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
0.77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
2.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
3.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
88.4 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010