ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.6580 Steel
Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.6580 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.6580 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 710 | |
| 220 to 350 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 11 to 19 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 1280 | |
| 310 to 610 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1470 | |
| 450 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2450 | |
| 720 to 1170 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 2050 | |
| 460 to 990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 450 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 4.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 87 | |
| 26 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 23 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 | |
| 21 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0.26 to 0.34 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 99 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |