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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15