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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 124

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 124 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 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 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 124.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.44
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
5.8
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
27

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
24
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
470

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.83
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
7.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
0.65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
1.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
3.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
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 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
97.2 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010