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S40930 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both S40930 stainless steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40930 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 270
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
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 25
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 89.4
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.080 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.2
0