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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. ASTM Grade LCC Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and ASTM grade LCC steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 grade HF steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LCC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
96.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0