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Solder Alloy 301 vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 301 and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 40
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 15
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 55
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 55
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 140
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 140
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 160
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.8
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.7
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.2
16

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 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Tin (Sn), % 41 to 43
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0