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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and EN 1.4857 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4857 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
31.4 to 41.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
33 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0