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S44627 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2 Steel

Both S44627 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 S44627 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 74.2
95.3 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045