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Solder Alloy 115 vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 115 and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 12
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 28
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 10
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 36
890 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 36
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 250
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 160
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
13
Density, g/cm3 9.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 730
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 10
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.0
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.4
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4
30 to 50

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 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
2.5 to 4.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
71.9 to 79.9
Lead (Pb), % 63.4 to 65.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
3.5 to 5.5
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), % 34.5 to 35.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0