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Solder Alloy 115 vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 12
280 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 28
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 10
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 36
1370 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 36
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 250
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 160
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
17
Density, g/cm3 9.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 730
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 10
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.0
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.4
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4
48 to 64

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
1.5 to 2.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 63.4 to 65.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 34.5 to 35.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0