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S32001 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both S32001 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S32001 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
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 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
1.4 to 1.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.6 to 75.5
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045