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Solder Alloy 124 vs. EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 124 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4805 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 solder alloy 124 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4805 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 17
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.44
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 5.8
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 27
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 24
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 330
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 320
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 130
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 29
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
26
Density, g/cm3 11
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 470
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.83
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 7.6
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.65
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 1.8
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.9
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.12
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
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
44.9 to 56.8
Lead (Pb), % 97.2 to 98.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
23 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0