Solder Alloy 301 vs. Grade 28 Titanium
Solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 28 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 301 and the bottom bar is grade 28 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
11 to 17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 15 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
690 to 980 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 49 | |
540 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 55 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 140 | |
1640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 140 | |
1590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
550 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 19 | |
8.3 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
9.9 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.7 | |
1.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.9 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
37 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 210 | |
600 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 | |
87 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 30 | |
1370 to 3100 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.5 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.8 | |
43 to 61 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.7 | |
39 to 49 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
3.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.2 | |
47 to 66 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
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 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.14 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 41 to 43 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
92.4 to 95.4 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |