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ACI-ASTM CE30 Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both ACI-ASTM CE30 steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 ACI-ASTM CE30 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.1 to 66
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030