EN 1.5501 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 301
EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 26 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 EN 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 150 | |
| 23 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 40 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
| 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 15 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 510 | |
| 55 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 420 | |
| 49 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 55 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 4.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 4.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 83 | |
| 27 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 460 | |
| 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 2.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 1.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 7.2 |
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 | |
| 56.5 to 59 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 99.269 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 41 to 43 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |