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SAE-AISI H19 Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both SAE-AISI H19 steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H19 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1990
2450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 68
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 59
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.45
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 85.5
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0