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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and AISI 304Cu stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
190
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
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
63.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030