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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. 357.0 Aluminum

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 12
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15