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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030