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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 115

S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 115.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
12
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
28
Elongation at Break, % 46
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
10
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
36

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
36
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
160
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
95
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
730

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
1.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
2.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
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), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
63.4 to 65.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
34.5 to 35.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010