AISI 414 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 301
AISI 414 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 414 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 40 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 15 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 960 | |
| 55 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 790 | |
| 49 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 55 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 4.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 4.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
| 27 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1260 to 1590 | |
| 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 2.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 34 | |
| 1.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 28 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.7 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 33 to 35 | |
| 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 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.8 to 87.3 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 2.5 | |
| 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 | |
| 41 to 43 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |