ASTM Grade LC2 Steel vs. EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM grade LC2 steel and EN 1.4005 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 ASTM grade LC2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4005 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 27 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 240 to 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 | |
| 630 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 370 to 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 760 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.4 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 90 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 350 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 23 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.060 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.3 to 97.5 | |
| 82.4 to 87.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |