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Solder Alloy 117 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 117 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.42
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.1
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 33
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 31
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
15
Density, g/cm3 11
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 610
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.88
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.2
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0.8 to 1.1
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
11.5 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
73.4 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 78.4 to 80.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
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), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0