EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 101
EN 1.4005 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 101 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 101.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 38 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 21 | |
| 48 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.39 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 14 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 750 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 500 | |
| 27 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 46 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 930 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 110 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 350 to 650 | |
| 9.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 2.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 1.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 2.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 2.4 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 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), % | 0.060 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.4 to 87.8 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 35.8 to 37.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 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), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 62.5 to 63.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |