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Solder Alloy 181 vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 181 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 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 181 and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 18
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
11 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.44
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 6.1
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 27
800 to 1430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 26
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 310
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 300
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 130
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 29
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
37

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.86
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 7.7
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.66
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 1.8
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8
16 to 29

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
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
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
62.6 to 68.1
Lead (Pb), % 96.2 to 98
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0