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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 116

EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 116 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 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 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 116.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
12
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
26
Elongation at Break, % 38
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
9.3
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
34

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
34
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
260
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
160
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
90
Density, g/cm3 7.9
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
690

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
0.94
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
2.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
3.4

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), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
68.4 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
29.5 to 30.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010