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EN 1.4325 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1345 Steel

Both EN 1.4325 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1345 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4325 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450
370 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
590 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
330 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
78 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
290 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.15
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 75
97.2 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.6 to 1.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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