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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.030