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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
82
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
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
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.0

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
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8