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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.4606 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
190 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5