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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 117

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 1.4378 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 117.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 340
11
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
23
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
8.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
33

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
31
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
85
Density, g/cm3 7.6
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
610

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
0.88
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
2.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
3.7

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 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
78.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
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
19.5 to 20.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010