Solder Alloy 201 vs. AISI W5 Steel
Solder alloy 201 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI W5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 201 and the bottom bar is AISI W5 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 50 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 41 | |
| 600 to 2360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 64 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 240 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 240 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 15 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 250 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1320 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 | |
| 21 to 84 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.6 | |
| 20 to 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 17 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 2.7 | |
| 20 to 78 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 1.1 to 1.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 96.6 to 98.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 94 to 95.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |