SAE-AISI 1045 Steel vs. R60706 Alloy
SAE-AISI 1045 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R60706 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1045 steel and the bottom bar is R60706 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 18 | |
| 16 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 680 | |
| 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 580 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 to 93 | |
| 82 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 900 | |
| 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 22 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 9.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.5 to 99 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 91 to 98 |