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Solder Alloy 161 vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 161 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 161 and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 38
200
Elongation at Break, % 44
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 14
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 53
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 48
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 190
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 910
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.7
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.5
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.025
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
36.5 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 37.3 to 39.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 59.5 to 60.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0