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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 124

S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 124 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 124.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
17
Elongation at Break, % 46
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
5.8
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
27

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
24
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
130
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
29

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
7.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
470

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.83
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
7.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
0.65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
1.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
3.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.12
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
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
97.2 to 98.2
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
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010