Solder Alloy 301 vs. Class 3 Tungsten
Both solder alloy 301 and class 3 tungsten are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 301 and the bottom bar is class 3 tungsten.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 270 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
| 3.4 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 15 | |
| 100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
| 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 49 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 55 | |
| 170 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 19 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 4.5 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.7 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.9 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 15 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 210 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 | |
| 25 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.5 | |
| 9.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.8 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.7 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.2 | |
| 49 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 56.5 to 59 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 41 to 43 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 95 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 5.0 |