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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 201

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 201 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 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 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
50
Elongation at Break, % 27
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
41

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
64
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
1.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
2.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
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 0.050
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
0 to 0.070
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
94 to 95.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010