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Solder Alloy 116 vs. S32808 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 116 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S32808 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 116 and the bottom bar is S32808 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 12
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 26
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.42
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 9.3
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 34
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 34
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 260
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 160
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
24
Density, g/cm3 10
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 690
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.94
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.3
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4
21

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
27 to 27.9
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
58.1 to 62.8
Lead (Pb), % 68.4 to 70.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
7.0 to 8.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 29.5 to 30.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.1 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0