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ASTM Grade LC3 Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC3 steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 45% 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 27
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
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
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.5
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5