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ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC2-1 steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 ASTM grade LC2-1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1040
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.9
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.5 to 95.3
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 3.5
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015