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EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 124

EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 124 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 EN 1.4020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 124.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
17
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 34
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
5.8
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 1130
27

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
24
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 7.6
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
470

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.83
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
7.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
0.65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 32
1.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
3.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.12
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 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.8
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
97.2 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010