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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and EN 1.4877 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
36.4 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0