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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. EN-MC65120 Magnesium

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN-MC65120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is EN-MC65120 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
45
Elongation at Break, % 12
3.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
17
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
92
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
930

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
9.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.8 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010