SAE-AISI L6 Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel
Both SAE-AISI L6 steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 2090 | |
660 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
8.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.6 | |
8.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
2.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
31 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
65 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 74 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 46 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 70 | |
20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.65 to 0.75 | |
0 to 0.13 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 93.6 to 97.3 | |
87.4 to 91.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 2.0 | |
8.5 to 10 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.45 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.030 |