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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and AISI 316N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
9.0 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
230 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
620 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
270 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
95 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
180 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
61.9 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0