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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
1.4 to 1.9
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
2.5 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045