ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. Grade 366 Molybdenum
ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 366 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is grade 366 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 300 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 2.2 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2450 | |
| 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 2050 | |
| 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 210 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 340 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 87 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 99 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 66.9 to 73 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0025 |
| 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 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 33 |