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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both S64512 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S64512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 890
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 84.7
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0