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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045