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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and EN 1.4415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.4415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
17 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
470 to 510
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
830 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
730 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
1350 to 1790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
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
75.9 to 82.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
4.5 to 6.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.5