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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LCB Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and ASTM grade LCB steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LCB steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
97 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0