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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 101

S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 101 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 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 S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 101.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 630
14
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
38
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.39
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
14
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
31
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
27

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
930

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
9.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
1.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
2.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
2.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
35.8 to 37.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
62.5 to 63.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010