ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. AWS E385
Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and AWS E385 are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 ASTM grade LC9 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E385.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 1.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 5.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 79 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 65 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 19.5 to 21.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87.4 to 91.5 | |
| 41.8 to 50.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 4.2 to 5.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |