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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 601

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 601 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 290
5.0
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
31
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
11
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
12

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
43
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.3
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
0.45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
1.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
1.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
51 to 52.5
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
47.5 to 48.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010