Solder Alloy 704 vs. S15700 Stainless Steel
Solder alloy 704 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 704 and the bottom bar is S15700 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 14 | |
200 to 460 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
1.1 to 29 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
1180 to 1890 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 62 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 240 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 220 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
2.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 19 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 320 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
42 to 67 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.3 | |
32 to 43 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 30 | |
4.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.5 | |
39 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0.75 to 1.5 |
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 to 0.090 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
14 to 16 |
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 | |
69.6 to 76.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
6.5 to 7.7 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
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 |