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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 301

AISI 422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 26 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 422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 330
23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
40
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
15
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
55
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
49

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
55
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
160
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
4.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
1.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
3.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
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), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
41 to 43
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010