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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 503

S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 503 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 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 S64512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 503.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
54
Elongation at Break, % 17
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
20
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
57

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
2.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
4.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
3.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 84.7
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90.8 to 92.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010