ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

Both ASTM A228 music wire and SAE-AISI M10 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel.

ASTM A228 (SWP-A, K08500) Music Wire SAE-AISI M10 (T11310) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		2450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1520

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		49
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		31

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.8
Base Metal Price, % relative		14

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		45
Embodied Water, L/kg		100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		87
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 76

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 47

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		8.5

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.7 to 1.0
Carbon (C), %		0.84 to 1.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		98 to 99
Iron (Fe), %		82.3 to 85.6

Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.8 to 8.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.2