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SAE-AISI 1012 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1345 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1012 steel and SAE-AISI 1345 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1012 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 31
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
370 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 400
590 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 330
330 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 93
78 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 300
290 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.43 to 0.48
Iron (Fe), % 99.16 to 99.6
97.2 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.6 to 1.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants