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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 115

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 115.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
28
Elongation at Break, % 27
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
10
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
36

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
36
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
95
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
730

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
1.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
3.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
63.4 to 65.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
34.5 to 35.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010