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Solder Alloy 601 vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 601 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S28200 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 601 and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 5.0
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 31
200
Elongation at Break, % 83
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 11
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 12
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 43
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 120
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 120
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 1330
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.45
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 1.6
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.2
17

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 0.1
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 0.050
0.75 to 1.3
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 51 to 52.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
57.7 to 64.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
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), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 47.5 to 48.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0