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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1008 steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 93 to 100
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50 to 63
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
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
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030