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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC1 Steel

Both EN 1.4986 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC1 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
97.6 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045