Solder Alloy 132 vs. S44800 Stainless Steel
Solder alloy 132 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 132 and the bottom bar is S44800 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 43 | |
| 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.39 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 13 | |
| 82 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 52 | |
| 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 45 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 190 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 180 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 25 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 2.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 910 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.3 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.5 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 30 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.1 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 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 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 30 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 62.6 to 66.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 38.5 to 40.3 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 59.5 to 60.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |