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EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both EN 1.4848 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 45.4 to 55.7
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
2.5 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045