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Solder Alloy 124 vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 124 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 124 and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 17
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.44
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 5.8
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 27
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 24
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 330
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 320
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 130
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 29
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
39
Density, g/cm3 11
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 470
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.83
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 7.6
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.65
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 1.8
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.9
13

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 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.7
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 97.2 to 98.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0