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SAE-AISI 1345 Steel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1345 steel and EN 1.4821 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 440
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 730
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 620
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1040
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.8
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015