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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. AWS BVAg-6b

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
7.4

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0
49 to 51
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
49 to 51
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010