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Solder Alloy 162 vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 162 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 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 162 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 35
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 12
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 41
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 44
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 220
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 830
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.8
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0.6 to 0.8
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 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
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
74.4 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 47.3 to 49.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 49.5 to 50.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0