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Solder Alloy 136 vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 136 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 136 and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 25
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.42
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.9
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 34
730 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 34
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 260
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 190
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
10
Density, g/cm3 10
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 680
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.5
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.92
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.3
24 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0.5 to 2.0
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
15 to 17
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
69.6 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 71.9 to 75
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
1.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 24.5 to 25.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0