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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 117

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 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 EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 117.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
11
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
23
Elongation at Break, % 40
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
8.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
33

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
31
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
85
Density, g/cm3 8.0
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
610

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
0.88
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
2.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
3.7

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), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
78.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010