SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 601
SAE-AISI H13 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 601 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 601.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 11 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1820 | |
| 12 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 43 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 78 | |
| 1330 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 2.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 65 | |
| 0.45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 43 | |
| 1.6 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.8 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 65 | |
| 1.2 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 51 to 52.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 88.8 to 92 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.1 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 47.5 to 48.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |