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SAE-AISI 1345 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1345 steel and SAE-AISI 1046 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
14 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
240 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 440
410 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 730
660 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 620
370 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 120
91 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1040
360 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0.43 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.8
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants