Solder Alloy 601 vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel
Solder alloy 601 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A387 grade 5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 601 and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 5.0 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 83 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.41 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 11 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 12 | |
| 500 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 43 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 120 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 120 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 230 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 34 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
| 9.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1330 | |
| 69 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.45 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 1.6 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 20 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 1.2 | |
| 14 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), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 51 to 52.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 92.1 to 95.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 47.5 to 48.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |