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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. 354.0 Aluminum

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 354.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 354.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 12
2.4 to 3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
92 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
360 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
280 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
8.6 to 9.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
37 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
42 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.3 to 89.4
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
8.6 to 9.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15