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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 500
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
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 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030