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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. S40920 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and S40920 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 S40920 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
85.1 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.5