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EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both EN 1.4852 stainless steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 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 1.4852 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Iron (Fe), % 29.6 to 40.9
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030