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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
2.5 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0