Solder Alloy 601 vs. EN 1.1061 Steel
Solder alloy 601 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.1061 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 601 and the bottom bar is EN 1.1061 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 5.0 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.41 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 11 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 12 | |
| 530 to 1810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 43 | |
| 250 |
| 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 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1330 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.45 | |
| 19 to 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 1.6 | |
| 19 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 20 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 1.2 | |
| 17 to 58 |
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 | |
| 0.42 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 51 to 52.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 98.1 to 99.06 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| 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 | |
| 0.020 to 0.035 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 47.5 to 48.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |