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SAE-AISI 1345 Steel vs. EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1345 steel and EN 1.4588 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 1345 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4588 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 730
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 620
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1040
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.8
41.2 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020