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SAE-AISI 1045 Steel vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1045 steel and EN 1.4837 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% 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 SAE-AISI 1045 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4837 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 18
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 370
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 680
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 580
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 93
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 900
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
53.4 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030