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Solder Alloy 811 vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 811 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 811 and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
11 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 53
800 to 1430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 63
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 200
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 190
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 240
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3
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), % 2.8 to 3.2
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), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 87.8 to 89.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0