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ASTM Grade LC3 Steel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel

Both ASTM grade LC3 steel and EN 1.1221 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
10 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
240 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
730 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
67 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
410 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
26 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.5
97.1 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035