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EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC3 Steel

Both EN 1.4877 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC3 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% 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 1.4877 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 36
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.025
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Cerium (Ce), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0
Iron (Fe), % 36.4 to 42.3
94.4 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045