AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 301
AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 to 220 | |
23 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
40 |
Elongation at Break, % | 35 to 55 | |
51 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
15 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 710 | |
55 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 420 | |
49 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
55 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
140 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
140 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
160 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
19 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
4.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
4.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
13 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
210 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 210 to 260 | |
27 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 430 | |
30 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
2.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
13 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 25 | |
1.8 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
3.7 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
7.2 |
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 | |
56.5 to 59 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Indium (In), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 58 to 68 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 15 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
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 | |
41 to 43 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |