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S45503 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 115

S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 115.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 410 to 500
12
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
28
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 6.8
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
10
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1610 to 1850
36

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
36
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
95
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
730

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57 to 65
1.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56 to 64
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 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 72.4 to 78.9
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
63.4 to 65.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
34.5 to 35.5
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010