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AISI 348H Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC1 Steel

Both AISI 348H stainless steel and ASTM grade LC1 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 348H stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 73.6
97.6 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.32 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0