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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2 Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
95.3 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
2.0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0