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Solder Alloy 117 vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 solder alloy 117 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 11
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.42
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.1
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 33
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 31
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
24
Density, g/cm3 11
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 610
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.88
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.2
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 24
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.3
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
80.7 to 83.7
Lead (Pb), % 78.4 to 80.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0