EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 801
EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 801 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 801.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 22 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 53 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 | |
| 33 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.35 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 20 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 | |
| 55 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 64 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 240 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 1140 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 4.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 2.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 3.3 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 22 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 18.5 to 22 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 23 to 38.9 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 22 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.75 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| 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 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 89.9 to 91.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 9.5 |