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Solder Alloy 117 vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 117 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 11
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.42
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.1
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 33
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 31
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
15
Density, g/cm3 11
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 610
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.88
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.2
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7
15

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
58.2 to 65.4
Lead (Pb), % 78.4 to 80.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0