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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel

Both S30415 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0 to 0.22
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
92.5 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.55 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
2.5 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045