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Solder Alloy 301 vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is solder alloy 301 and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23
280 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 40
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 15
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 55
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 55
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 140
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 140
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 160
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.8
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.7
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.2
48 to 64

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.5
Gold (Au), % 0 to 0.050
0
Indium (In), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 41 to 43
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0