Solder Alloy 112 vs. N08020 Stainless Steel
Solder alloy 112 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 112 and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 35 | |
| 15 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 12 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 41 | |
| 610 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 41 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 220 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 180 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 1.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 92 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 830 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.0 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.2 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.8 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 30 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.5 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 29.9 to 44 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 49 to 50.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 49.5 to 50.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |