SAE-AISI T1 Steel vs. Solder Alloy 301
SAE-AISI T1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T1 steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 15 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2130 | |
| 55 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 55 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1810 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1750 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 2.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 64 | |
| 1.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 40 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.2 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 64 | |
| 7.2 |
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 | |
| 56.5 to 59 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.65 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.2 to 77.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 41 to 43 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 17.3 to 18.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |