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ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. EN 1.7006 Steel

Both ASTM grade LC9 steel and EN 1.7006 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.7006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
530 to 1890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
410
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
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
2.0
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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16 to 56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 91.5
97.6 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0