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SAE-AISI 1045 Steel vs. EN 1.0452 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1045 steel and EN 1.0452 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1045 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0452 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 190
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 18
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 370
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 680
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 580
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 93
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 900
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
97.1 to 99.58
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.4 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020