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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and EN 1.4310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 EN 1.4310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
200 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
730 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
260 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
170 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
66.4 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
6.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0