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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 135

AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 135 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 135.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
27
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
9.5
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
35

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
36
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
160
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
9.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
90
Density, g/cm3 7.8
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
720

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
1.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
2.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
3.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.5 to 1.8
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
67.1 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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
29.5 to 30.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010