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Solder Alloy 501 vs. S24000 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 501 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S24000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 501 and the bottom bar is S24000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 14
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 51
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 29
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 230
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1390
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.060
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
61.5 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Silver (Ag), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 98.3 to 99.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0