Solder Alloy 711 vs. Ductile Cast Iron
Solder alloy 711 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 711 and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 15 | |
| 160 to 310 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
| 2.1 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.28 to 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 64 to 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 49 | |
| 460 to 920 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 61 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 220 | |
| 1160 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 58 | |
| 31 to 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 16 | |
| 8.8 to 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.4 | |
| 7.1 to 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 17 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 290 | |
| 21 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.8 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.0 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 8.9 to 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.1 | |
| 17 to 35 |
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), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.8 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 95.6 to 96.9 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |