Solder Alloy 201 vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel
Solder alloy 201 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4567 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 201 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4567 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 13 | |
190 to 240 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 50 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 38 | |
22 to 51 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 41 | |
550 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 64 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 240 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 240 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.3 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 15 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 250 | |
43 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1320 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 | |
19 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.6 | |
19 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 17 | |
3.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 2.7 | |
12 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
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 to 0.040 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
3.0 to 4.0 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
63.3 to 71.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
8.5 to 10.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Tin (Sn), % | 94 to 95.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |