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Solder Alloy 811 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 811 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 811 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 53
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 63
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 200
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 190
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 240
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0.8 to 1.1
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 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
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
73.4 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 87.8 to 89.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0