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AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both AISI 321 stainless steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 AISI 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 50
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 270
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 460
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 690
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 350
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 230
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 74
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0