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Solder Alloy 715 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 715 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 715 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 51
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 30
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 61
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 220
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 270
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.9
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 1.9
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0.8 to 1.1
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 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
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
73.4 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 97.4 to 98.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0