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ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. Solder Alloy 121

ASTM grade HL steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 121 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HL steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 121.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
11
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
21
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.43
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
7.5
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
32

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
29
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
580

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
8.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
0.84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
2.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
3.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
83.4 to 85.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010