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SAE-AISI 1345 Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1345 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 440
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 730
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 620
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1040
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.8
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4