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Solder Alloy 502 vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 502 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 502 and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.2 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 58
680 to 2470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 66
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.2
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.5
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0.15 to 0.5
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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
1.5 to 3.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
65 to 76
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Silver (Ag), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 93.8 to 95.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0