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ASTM Grade LC3 Steel vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC3 steel and EN 1.4539 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.5
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010