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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 402

EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 402 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 402.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
52
Elongation at Break, % 38
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
57

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
64
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
2.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
4.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
3.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
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
0 to 0.070
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
95.9 to 97.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010