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AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both AISI 317LMN stainless steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 AISI 317LMN stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 54.4 to 65.4
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 17.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030