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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. N09777 Nickel

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
38
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
28.5 to 47.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0