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Solder Alloy 704 vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 704 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 704 and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 14
210 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 51
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
11 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 55
800 to 1430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 62
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 240
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 19
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 320
37

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.5
16 to 29

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 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
62.6 to 68.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 94.3 to 95.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0