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Solder Alloy 117 vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 117 and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 11
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.42
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.1
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 33
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 31
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
31
Density, g/cm3 11
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 610
210

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
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.2
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 24
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
17

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
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.4
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
43.1 to 51.8
Lead (Pb), % 78.4 to 80.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0