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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. S42035 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and S42035 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S42035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
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
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
13.5 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
78.1 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0