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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
8.5 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030