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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. AWS E316LMn

Both ASTM A228 music wire and AWS E316LMn are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
47.5 to 59.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030