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ASTM Grade LCA Steel vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LCA steel and EN 1.4527 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% 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 LCA steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 100
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0