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N08811 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC3 Steel

Both N08811 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC3 steel are iron alloys. They have 50% 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 N08811 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 33
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.6
94.4 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0