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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both S41045 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
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