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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 181

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 181 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 181.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
18
Elongation at Break, % 25
41
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
6.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
27

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
26
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
130
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
29

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.86
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
7.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
0.66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
1.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
3.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
96.2 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010