ASTM A182 Grade F911 vs. ASTM Grade LC3 Steel
Both ASTM A182 grade F911 and ASTM grade LC3 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized and tempered condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F911 and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 46 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 4.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 90 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 650 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.00030 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.090 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 86.2 to 88.9 | |
| 94.4 to 96.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.060 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.040 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.18 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |