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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
44.9 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
23 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0