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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 135

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 135 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 135.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
27
Elongation at Break, % 46
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
9.5
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
35

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
36
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
90
Density, g/cm3 7.6
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
720

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
1.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
3.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.5 to 1.8
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 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
67.1 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
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
29.5 to 30.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010