EN 1.3519 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 123
EN 1.3519 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 123 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3519 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 123.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 220 | |
| 8.0 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.44 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 6.2 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 730 | |
| 28 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 26 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 29 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 8.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 7.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 74 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 55 | |
| 500 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 0.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 7.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 0.69 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 23 | |
| 1.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 22 | |
| 3.8 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.93 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.4 to 96.8 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 93.5 to 95.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.45 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |