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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both EN 1.8509 steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8509 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 680
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030