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Solder Alloy 301 vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23
290 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 40
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 15
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 55
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49
660 to 1580

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
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.8
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.7
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.2
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0010
0.9 to 1.4
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 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.3 to 13.2
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
73.6 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 41 to 43
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0