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ASTM Grade LC1 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HF Steel

Both ASTM grade LC1 steel and ASTM grade HF steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 ASTM grade LC1 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HF steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.05
60 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040