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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 162

EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 162 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 162.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
35
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
12
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
41

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
44
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
220
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
180
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
830

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
12
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
1.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
2.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
3.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
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
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
47.3 to 49.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
49.5 to 50.5
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010