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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and ACI-ASTM CC50 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
62.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040