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SAE-AISI 1345 Steel vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1345 steel and EN 1.4988 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 440
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 730
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 620
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1040
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.8
62.1 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85