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Solder Alloy 111 vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 111 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 111 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 14
190 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 33
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 12
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 41
760 to 1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 41
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 220
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 830
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.8
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.5
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
61.2 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 48.8 to 50.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 49.5 to 50.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0