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Solder Alloy 115 vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 115 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 solder alloy 115 and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 12
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 28
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 10
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 36
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 36
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 250
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 160
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
32
Density, g/cm3 9.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 730
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 10
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.0
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.4
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 63.4 to 65.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 34.5 to 35.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0