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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.4501 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
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
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
57.6 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0