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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. A380.0 Aluminum

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 A380.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
73
Elongation at Break, % 12
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
80.3 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
7.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5