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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both S32654 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
8.5 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030