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SAE-AISI 1045 Steel vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1045 steel and EN 1.4854 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 SAE-AISI 1045 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 370
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 680
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 580
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 93
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 900
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015