Solder Alloy 801 vs. EN 1.8159 Steel
Solder alloy 801 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8159 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 801 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8159 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 22 | |
200 to 360 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 53 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 20 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
660 to 1980 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 64 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 200 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 200 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 61 | |
46 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 19 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 240 | |
26 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
52 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.1 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
23 to 70 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.4 | |
21 to 45 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.3 | |
19 to 58 |
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 | |
0.47 to 0.55 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
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 | |
96.4 to 97.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 1.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Tin (Sn), % | 89.9 to 91.5 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
0 |