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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both AISI 316L stainless steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
8.5 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030