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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. SAE-AISI 8645 Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and SAE-AISI 8645 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 (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 8645 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
12 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
280 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
600 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
390 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
77 to 120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
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