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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 601

S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 601 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 630
5.0
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
31
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
11
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
12

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
43
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.3
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
0.45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
1.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
1.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
51 to 52.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
47.5 to 48.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010