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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. N06200 Nickel

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06200 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 N06200 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 12
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
84
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 61.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010