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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015