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Solder Alloy 115 vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4612 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 115 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 28
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 10
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 36
1690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 36
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 250
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 160
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
16
Density, g/cm3 9.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 730
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 10
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.0
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.4
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
1.4 to 1.8
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 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
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
71.5 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 63.4 to 65.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 34.5 to 35.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0