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EN 1.4580 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC1 Steel

Both EN 1.4580 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC1 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4580 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
97.6 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045