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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and N08800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
4.5 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
150 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
340 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
42 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
39.5 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6