Solder Alloy 704 vs. EN 1.5511 Steel
Solder alloy 704 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 704 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5511 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 14 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
| 490 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 62 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 240 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 19 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 320 | |
| 19 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.3 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 30 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.5 | |
| 15 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.32 to 0.39 |
| 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 | |
| 98.3 to 99.159 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 4.8 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 94.3 to 95.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |