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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5140 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 290
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 29
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 570
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 840
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 7.2
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
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 49
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 180
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1880
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 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 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030