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ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and ASTM A228 music wire 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 ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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