SAE-AISI H23 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 601
SAE-AISI H23 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 601 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 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 SAE-AISI H23 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 601.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 11 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 1550 | |
| 12 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 43 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1680 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1630 | |
| 120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 1330 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 2.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 49 | |
| 0.45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 1.6 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.2 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 47 | |
| 1.2 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 12.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 51 to 52.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 71.3 to 76.7 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 47.5 to 48.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 11 to 12.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.75 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |