ASTM A356 Grade 2 vs. ASTM Grade LC2 Steel
Both ASTM A356 grade 2 and ASTM grade LC2 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 2 and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 39 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 | |
| 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 99.55 | |
| 95.3 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |