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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 201

S45000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 201 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 S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 410
13
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
50
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
41

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
64
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
220
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
1320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
1.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
3.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
2.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
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 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.010
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 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
94 to 95.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010