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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2 Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and ASTM grade LC2 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 22
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
95.3 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0