Solder Alloy 301 vs. EN 1.7380 Steel
Solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.7380 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 301 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7380 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 23 | |
| 160 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 15 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
| 540 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 49 | |
| 290 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 55 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 140 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 140 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 19 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.7 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.9 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 210 | |
| 23 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 | |
| 87 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 230 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.8 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.7 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.2 | |
| 15 to 16 |
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 | |
| 0.080 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 94.6 to 96.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 41 to 43 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |