ASTM A231 Spring Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel
Both ASTM A231 spring steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 ASTM A231 spring steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 540 | |
| 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 1000 | |
| 420 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 46 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1790 | |
| 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1570 | |
| 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 65 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 53 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.48 to 0.53 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.7 | |
| 87.4 to 91.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 10 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.45 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |