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Solder Alloy 142 vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 142 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 142 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 33
200
Elongation at Break, % 37
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 12
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 43
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 42
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 210
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 170
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 890
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
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
51.9 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 47.4 to 50
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
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), % 47.5 to 48.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0