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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
2.5 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0