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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. 5457 Aluminum

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5457 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 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
32 to 55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 12
6.0 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
55 to 98
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
85 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
130 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
50 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
150

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
12 to 23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.8 to 99.05
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1