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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 171

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 171 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 171.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
16
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
38
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.39
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
14
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
48

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
47
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
1.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
3.7

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), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
34.7 to 36.7
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
61.5 to 62.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010