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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LCC Steel

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and ASTM grade LCC steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LCC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
96.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0