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EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both EN 1.4876 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4876 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 33
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 38.6 to 50.7
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
2.5 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0