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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. AISI 414 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and AISI 414 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 414 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
430 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
900 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
700 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
1260 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
33 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
81.8 to 87.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
1.3 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0