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Solder Alloy 716 vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 716 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S45500 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 716 and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
280 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 51
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 39
1370 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 60
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 230
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1400
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
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 270
57

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.5
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.5
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 2.5
48 to 64

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.7
1.5 to 2.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 97.6 to 98.9
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0