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ASTM Grade LC3 Steel vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC3 steel and EN 1.4558 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.5
39.2 to 47.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6