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Grade VDC Steel vs. Solder Alloy 301

Grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 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 grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
15
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
55

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
55
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
160
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
4.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
2.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
1.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
3.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
7.2

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
56.5 to 59
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
41 to 43
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010