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N10629 Nickel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10629 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
72
Shear Strength, MPa 600
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
1.8
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 6.0
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 72.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030