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SAE-AISI 1345 Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1345 steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
190 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
21 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
330 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 440
390 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 730
620 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 620
460 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 120
120 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1040
580 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
22 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
21 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
18 to 24

Comparable Variants