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S34565 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both S34565 stainless steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S34565 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 610
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.2 to 51.6
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16 to 18
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030