ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. K93600 Alloy
Both ASTM A228 music wire and K93600 alloy are iron alloys. There are 20 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 K93600 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 5.0 to 35 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1470 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2450 | |
| 480 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 2050 | |
| 280 to 750 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.3 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 21 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 9.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 87 | |
| 16 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 | |
| 34 to 57 |