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Solder Alloy 502 vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 502 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4020 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 502 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
13 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 58
770 to 1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 66
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
37

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.2
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.5
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6
16 to 23

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 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
62.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 93.8 to 95.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0