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ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC2-1 steel and S41050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1040
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.9
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.5 to 95.3
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.6 to 1.1
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 0.030