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S45503 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 124

S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 124 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 124.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
17
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 6.8
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
5.8
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1610 to 1850
27

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
24
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
470

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.83
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
7.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57 to 65
0.65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
1.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56 to 64
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 0.010
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
97.2 to 98.2
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
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010