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Solder Alloy 801 vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

Solder alloy 801 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 801 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 22
230 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
190
Elongation at Break, % 33
17 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 55
780 to 930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 64
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 200
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 200
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 240
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.4
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3
23 to 27

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
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
94.6 to 97.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 89.9 to 91.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 8.5 to 9.5
0