S15700 Stainless Steel vs. Solder Alloy 101
S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 101 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S15700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 101.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 460 | |
| 14 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 38 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 29 | |
| 48 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.39 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 14 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1180 to 1890 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 to 1770 | |
| 27 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 46 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 930 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 270 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 640 to 4660 | |
| 9.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 2.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 42 to 67 | |
| 1.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 43 | |
| 2.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 to 63 | |
| 2.4 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.75 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| 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 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 69.6 to 76.8 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 35.8 to 37.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.5 to 7.7 | |
| 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 | |
| 62.5 to 63.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |