SAE-AISI 1019 Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC3 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1019 steel and ASTM grade LC3 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1019 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 to 140 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 29 | |
| 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 290 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 46 to 56 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 520 | |
| 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 430 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 4.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 to 110 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 500 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.7 to 99.15 | |
| 94.4 to 96.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |