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EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC3 Steel

Both EN 1.4821 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC3 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4821 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.1
94.4 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045