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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 801

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 801 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 801.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
22
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
53
Elongation at Break, % 34
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
20
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
55

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
64
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
240
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
2.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
3.3

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
0 to 0.1
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
89.9 to 91.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.5 to 9.5