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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 134

S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 134 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 134.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
31
Elongation at Break, % 40
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
11
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
38

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
41
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
100
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
820

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
1.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
3.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
2.0 to 2.4
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
56.5 to 58.5
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
39.5 to 40.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010