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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. 213.0 Aluminum

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 213.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is 213.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
73
Elongation at Break, % 12
1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
2.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83.5 to 93
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
1.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5