AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 116
AISI 440C stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 116 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 116.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
26 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 14 | |
18 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.42 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
9.3 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 1970 | |
34 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
34 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
260 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
180 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
160 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
41 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
27 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
9.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.8 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
90 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
10 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
7.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
690 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
1.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
9.8 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 71 | |
0.94 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
2.3 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.0 | |
26 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 71 | |
3.4 |
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 0.25 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Indium (In), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 78 to 83.1 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
68.4 to 70.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
29.5 to 30.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |