Solder Alloy 715 vs. EN 1.1127 Steel
Solder alloy 715 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.1127 steel 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 715 and the bottom bar is EN 1.1127 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 16 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 660 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 61 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 220 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 60 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 16 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 270 | |
| 19 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.1 | |
| 23 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.9 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 1.9 | |
| 21 to 25 |
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 | |
| 0.34 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 96.6 to 98.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 97.4 to 98.7 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |