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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and ASTM A387 grade 11 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
200 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
320 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
100 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.050 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
96.2 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025