EN 1.3559 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 111
EN 1.3559 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 111 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3559 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 111.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 14 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 33 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 12 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1420 | |
| 41 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 41 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 830 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 2.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 50 | |
| 1.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 36 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 42 | |
| 3.5 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.23 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 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), % | 97.2 to 98.8 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 48.8 to 50.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 49.5 to 50.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |