S66286 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 301
S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S66286 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 40 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 40 | |
| 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 15 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1020 | |
| 55 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 670 | |
| 49 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 55 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 4.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 4.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.0 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 87 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 200 | |
| 27 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 1150 | |
| 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 2.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 36 | |
| 1.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 28 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 22 | |
| 7.2 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 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 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 13.5 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 49.1 to 59.5 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 41 to 43 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.9 to 2.4 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |