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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 181

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 181 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 181.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
18
Elongation at Break, % 27
41
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
6.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
27

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
26
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.86
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
7.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
0.66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
1.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
3.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
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
96.2 to 98
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
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010