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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.4835 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.4835 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4835 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
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
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
62 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
1.4 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015