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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. S24000 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and S24000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is S24000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
61.5 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030