Solder Alloy 101 vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel
Solder alloy 101 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 403 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 solder alloy 101 and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 14 | |
| 190 to 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 48 | |
| 16 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.39 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 14 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 31 | |
| 530 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 27 | |
| 280 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 46 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 190 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 25 | |
| 9.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 930 | |
| 99 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 9.9 | |
| 210 to 840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 | |
| 19 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 2.5 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 7.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 2.4 | |
| 20 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 84.7 to 88.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 35.8 to 37.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 62.5 to 63.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |