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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and EN 1.5520 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 LC9 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34
62 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
300 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0