Solder Alloy 503 vs. S21640 Stainless Steel
Solder alloy 503 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S21640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 503 and the bottom bar is S21640 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 54 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
46 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 20 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 57 | |
740 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 69 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 380 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 230 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 61 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 14 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 16 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 270 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.1 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.4 | |
23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.5 | |
16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17.5 to 19.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
0 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
63 to 74.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 6.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
4.0 to 6.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 1.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 90.8 to 92.7 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |