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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. 7049A Aluminum

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7049A 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 7049A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 12
5.0 to 5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
580 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
500 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
28 to 32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
52 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
50 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
84.6 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.2 to 8.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15