Solder Alloy 801 vs. SAE-AISI 1117 Steel
Solder alloy 801 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1117 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 801 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1117 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 22 | |
140 to 150 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 53 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 33 | |
17 to 26 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 20 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
490 to 540 |
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 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 19 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 240 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.1 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
17 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.4 | |
18 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.3 | |
15 to 17 |
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 | |
0.14 to 0.2 |
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 | |
98.3 to 98.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.13 |
Tin (Sn), % | 89.9 to 91.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
0 |