ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy
Both ASTM A228 music wire and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1470 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2450 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 2050 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 87 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 | |
| 110 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 99 | |
| 60.5 to 64.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 35 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |