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EN 1.5502 Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both EN 1.5502 steel and ASTM grade LC9 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 EN 1.5502 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 290
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 76
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 1380
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
590

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 210
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 520
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 49
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 35
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 40
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.249
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030