Solder Alloy 301 vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel
Solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 solder alloy 301 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 23 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 15 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
| 720 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 55 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 140 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 140 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.7 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.9 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 210 | |
| 62 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.5 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.8 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.7 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 6.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.2 | |
| 26 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 56.5 to 59 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 76.7 to 84.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 41 to 43 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |