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Solder Alloy 114 vs. S40920 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 114 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S40920 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 solder alloy 114 and the bottom bar is S40920 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 12
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 30
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 11
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 37
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 38
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 240
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 170
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
6.5
Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 760
94

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.6
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
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
85.1 to 89.4
Lead (Pb), % 58.4 to 60.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 39.5 to 40.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0