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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and EN 1.4590 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.4590 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
860
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
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
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 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15