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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both EN 1.6526 steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
2450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.030