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EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both EN 1.3975 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 EN 1.3975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.2 to 65.4
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
8.5 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030