Solder Alloy 124 vs. S45500 Stainless Steel
Solder alloy 124 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 124 and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 17 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 46 | |
3.4 to 11 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.44 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 5.8 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 27 | |
1370 to 1850 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 24 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 330 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 320 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 130 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 29 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
17 |
Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
3.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
57 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 470 | |
120 |
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 | |
48 to 65 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 1.8 | |
35 to 42 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.9 | |
48 to 64 |
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 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
11 to 12.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
71.5 to 79.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 97.2 to 98.2 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
7.5 to 9.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Tin (Sn), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.4 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |