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ASTM A356 Grade 10 vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 10 and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 10 and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 39
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.8
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.6
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030