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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. SAE-AISI 1340 Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and SAE-AISI 1340 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
160 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
220 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
340 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
540 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
300 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
78 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
19 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
19 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.38 to 0.43
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.6 to 1.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040