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EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both EN 1.4530 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1370
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
65

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 48
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 47
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 77.3
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
8.5 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.37
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030