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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5