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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1345 Steel

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1345 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 300
370 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
590 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
330 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
78 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
290 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
97.2 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.6 to 1.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040