EN 1.5507 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 801
EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 801 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5507 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 801.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 260 | |
| 22 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 53 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.35 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 20 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 880 | |
| 55 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 64 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 240 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 1140 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 2.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 3.3 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.21 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
| 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), % | 97.8 to 98.7 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 89.9 to 91.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 9.5 |