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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.7366 Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.7366 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.7366 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
140 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
17 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
160 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
460 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
230 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
510
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
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
74 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
16 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
17 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
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 0.015