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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LCA Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and ASTM grade LCA steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 LCA steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
96.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0