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SAE-AISI 1524 Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1524 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 SAE-AISI 1524 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 48
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
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 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
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 48
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.19 to 0.25
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030