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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 301

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
40
Elongation at Break, % 34
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
15
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
55
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
49

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
1.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
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 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
41 to 43
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010