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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC4 Steel

Both AISI 301LN stainless steel and ASTM grade LC4 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
4.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
93.4 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045