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AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both AISI 201 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 440
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 51
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 600
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1450
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 1080
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 340
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 52
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 37
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 32
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045