Solder Alloy 301 vs. EN 1.5503 Steel
Solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5503 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 solder alloy 301 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 23 | |
120 to 160 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
12 to 17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 15 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
400 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 49 | |
270 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 55 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 140 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 140 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 19 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.7 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.9 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 210 | |
18 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 | |
41 to 81 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 30 | |
200 to 490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.5 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.8 | |
14 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.7 | |
15 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.2 | |
12 to 15 |
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 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.16 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
98.4 to 99.239 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 0.8 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
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), % | 41 to 43 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |