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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and EN 1.4062 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
23 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
410 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
530 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
170 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
690 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
21.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
69.3 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
1.0 to 2.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.28
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0