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S44330 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC3 Steel

Both S44330 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC3 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 S44330 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.5 to 79.7
94.4 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0