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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 137

S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 137 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 137.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
24
Elongation at Break, % 23
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
8.3
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
34

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
33
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
7.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
85
Density, g/cm3 7.8
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
660

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
0.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
2.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
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 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
75.9 to 80
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010