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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both EN 1.4849 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
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), % 36 to 39
2.5 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
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