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EN 1.7779 Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC1 Steel

Both EN 1.7779 steel and ASTM grade LC1 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN 1.7779 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.4
97.6 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0.45 to 0.55
0