Solder Alloy 301 vs. EN 1.1152 Steel
Solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.1152 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 301 and the bottom bar is EN 1.1152 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 23 | |
| 120 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
| 12 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 15 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
| 400 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 49 | |
| 270 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 55 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 140 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 140 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 19 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.7 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.9 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 210 | |
| 18 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 | |
| 41 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 200 to 530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.8 | |
| 14 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.7 | |
| 15 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 56.5 to 59 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.18 to 0.22 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 98.6 to 99.52 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 41 to 43 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |