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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 EN 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030