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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. EN 1.7230 Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and EN 1.7230 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 grade LC9 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
320 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
720 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
510 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
79 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
700 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
96.7 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0