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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC3 Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC3 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 439 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, % 23
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
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 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
94.4 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
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), % 0.2 to 1.1
0