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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. SAE-AISI 1023 Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and SAE-AISI 1023 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 SAE-AISI 1023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
130 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
17 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
240 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
77 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
99.06 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050