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Solder Alloy 111 vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 111 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 solder alloy 111 and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 14
280 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 33
190
Elongation at Break, % 35
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 12
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 41
910 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 41
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 220
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 830
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.8
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.5
30 to 46

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 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
3.0 to 5.0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
70.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 48.8 to 50.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
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