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Solder Alloy 136 vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 136 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 136 and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 25
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.42
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.9
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 34
1370 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 34
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 260
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 190
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
17
Density, g/cm3 10
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 680
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.5
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.92
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 2.3
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0.5 to 2.0
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
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), % 71.9 to 75
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), % 24.5 to 25.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0