ASTM Grade LCC Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel
ASTM grade LCC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LCC steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 1150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.050 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.9 to 100 | |
| 6.0 to 10 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 72 to 80 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |