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Solder Alloy 704 vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 704 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 704 and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 14
270 to 630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 51
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
2.2 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 55
680 to 2470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 62
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 240
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 19
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 320
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.5
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 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
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), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 94.3 to 95.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0