Solder Alloy 131 vs. EN 1.6523 Steel
Solder alloy 131 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.6523 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 solder alloy 131 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6523 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.39 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 14 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 31 | |
| 510 to 1460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 46 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 190 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 55 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 25 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 940 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 | |
| 18 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.5 | |
| 18 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 33 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 2.4 | |
| 15 to 43 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.17 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 96.6 to 98.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 35.5 to 37.3 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 62.5 to 63.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |