ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy
ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 5.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2450 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 2050 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 9.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 87 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 47 to 52 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 99 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 43.3 to 51.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |