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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1045 Steel

Both EN 1.4931 steel and SAE-AISI 1045 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1045 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
220 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
620 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
330 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
84 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
300 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0