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Solder Alloy 401 vs. Grade TDC Steel

Solder alloy 401 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade TDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 401 and the bottom bar is grade TDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 9.0
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 50
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 29
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 230
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
50

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), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
98 to 99.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.35
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 98.5 to 99.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0