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ASTM Grade LCA Steel vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade LCA steel and EN 1.4855 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 LCA steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 100
42.6 to 51.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0