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Solder Alloy 117 vs. EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4852 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 117 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4852 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 11
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.42
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.1
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 33
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 31
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
41
Density, g/cm3 11
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 610
220

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
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.2
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 24
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
11

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
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
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
29.6 to 40.9
Lead (Pb), % 78.4 to 80.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
33 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0