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S30615 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC3 Steel

Both S30615 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC3 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 S30615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.24
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.3
94.4 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.2 to 4.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045