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Solder Alloy 171 vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 171 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 171 and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 16
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 38
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 14
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 48
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 47
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 180
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
41

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.5
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.3
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
17

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), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0.75 to 1.3
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
57.7 to 64.1
Lead (Pb), % 34.7 to 36.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 61.5 to 62.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0