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Solder Alloy 716 vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

Solder alloy 716 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5508 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 716 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 51
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
11 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 39
420 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 230
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 60
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 270
19

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.5
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.5
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 2.5
12 to 43

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
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
97.9 to 99.199
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 97.6 to 98.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0