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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.4848 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
45.4 to 55.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030