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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 115

S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 115.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
12
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
28
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
10
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
36

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
36
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
95
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
730

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
1.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
3.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
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 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
63.4 to 65.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
34.5 to 35.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010