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SAE-AISI 1345 Steel vs. Nickel 685

SAE-AISI 1345 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 685.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 440
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 730
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 620
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1040
1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.8
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.020 to 0.12