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SAE-AISI 1345 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4028 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1345 steel and SAE-AISI 4028 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4028 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
150 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
14 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
180 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 440
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 730
490 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 620
260 to 520

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 120
81 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1040
180 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
18 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0.25 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.8
98.1 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0.035 to 0.050

Comparable Variants