Solder Alloy 811 vs. S32750 Stainless Steel
Solder alloy 811 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S32750 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 811 and the bottom bar is S32750 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 52 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 38 | |
17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
81 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 53 | |
860 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 63 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 200 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 190 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 230 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 59 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 14 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.3 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
4.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 240 | |
56 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1200 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.0 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.0 | |
31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.3 | |
26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.3 | |
25 |
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 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
24 to 26 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
58.1 to 66.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
6.0 to 8.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.24 to 0.32 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Tin (Sn), % | 87.8 to 89.7 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
0 |