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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. 444.0 Aluminum

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 444.0 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 444.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 12
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
40
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
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
39
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.5 to 93.5
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
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 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15