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N08700 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 117

N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 117 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 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 N08700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 117.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
11
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
23
Elongation at Break, % 32
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
8.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
33

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
31
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
85
Density, g/cm3 8.1
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 82
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
610

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
0.88
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
2.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 42 to 52.7
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
78.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010