MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI 1045 Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1045 steel and ASTM A285 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1045 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 190
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 18
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 370
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 680
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 580
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 93
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 900
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
12 to 14