EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 101
EN 1.4962 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 101 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 101.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 210 | |
| 14 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 38 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 34 | |
| 48 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.39 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 14 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 690 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 490 | |
| 27 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 46 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 930 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 610 | |
| 9.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 2.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 1.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 2.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 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 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0015 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.1 to 69 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 35.8 to 37.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 62.5 to 63.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |