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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 402

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 402 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 402.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
52
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
57

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
64
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
2.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
3.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
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 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
2.5 to 3.5
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
95.9 to 97.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010