MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

N08800 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 115

N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 115.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
28
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
10
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1000
36

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
36
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
160
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
95
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
730

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
1.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 28
2.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 25
3.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
63.4 to 65.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
34.5 to 35.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010