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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 123

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 123 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 123.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
18
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
6.2
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
28

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
26
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
500

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
7.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
0.69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
1.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
3.8

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 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 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), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
93.5 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010