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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 171

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 171 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 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 171.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
16
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
38
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.39
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
14
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
48

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
47
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
190
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
1.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
3.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
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), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
34.7 to 36.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
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
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010