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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
280 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34
22 to 50
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
28 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
5.0 to 7.0
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 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0