SAE-AISI 1345 Steel vs. EN 1.0234 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1345 steel and EN 1.0234 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 EN 1.0234 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 210 | |
| 100 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 23 | |
| 12 to 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 390 | |
| 170 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 440 | |
| 260 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 730 | |
| 350 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 620 | |
| 220 to 410 |
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 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| 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 | |
| 36 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 1040 | |
| 130 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 26 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 23 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.48 | |
| 0.13 to 0.17 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 97.8 | |
| 99.02 to 99.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.6 to 1.9 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |