ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. 90-silver 10-tin-oxide
ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 90-silver 10-tin-oxide belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (24, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is 90-silver 10-tin-oxide.
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Material Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 77 to 82 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 7.0 to 35 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 20 to 68 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1470 | |
| 160 to 170 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2450 | |
| 230 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 2050 | |
| 120 to 280 |