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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.7233 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
210 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
450 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
380 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
110 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
96.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035