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ASTM Grade LC4 Steel vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

ASTM grade LC4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 LC4 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.6
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 95.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
50.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080