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EN 1.7709 Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both EN 1.7709 steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7709 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
200
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 650 to 780
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
65

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.25
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 97.5
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.030