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EN 1.4736 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LCB Steel

Both EN 1.4736 stainless steel and ASTM grade LCB steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4736 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LCB steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.7 to 2.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 77 to 81.1
97 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0