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EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2 Steel

Both EN 1.4565 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2 steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 EN 1.4565 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 35
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.7
95.3 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16 to 19
2.0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045