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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040