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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030