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S17600 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 122

S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 122 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 S17600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 122.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 410
10
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
20
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.43
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
6.9
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940 to 1490
30

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
27
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
140
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
540

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
8.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 54
0.77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 37
2.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 50
3.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
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 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.6
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
88.4 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.010
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
9.5 to 10.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010