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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.4889 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030