EN 1.3538 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 301
EN 1.3538 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3538 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 220 | |
| 23 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 15 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 740 | |
| 55 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 55 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 4.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 4.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 2.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 1.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 7.2 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 56.5 to 59 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.93 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.7 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96 to 97.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 41 to 43 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |