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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 CN7MS steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
45.4 to 53.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
22 to 25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030