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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both AISI 310 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030